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Adjective
split-toe (not comparable)
- (hosiery, footwear) Covering individual toes or groups of toes separately.
1988, Audrey Sutherland, Paddling Hawai'i, page 44:They may chafe the tops of your toes, so you will also need to wear some soft split-toe socks underneath, stocked here at Japanese-style department stores or even at the major chain drugstore.
2020 October 30, Lauren Cochrane, “The return of split-toe footwear leaves fashion world cloven”, in The Guardian[1], →ISSN:The design detail dates back to the 15th century, when split-toe socks were worn with thonged sandals, and its use by western fashion houses has sometimes been subject to questions over cultural appropriation.
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