noun
anklet
A sock reaching just above the ankle.
She wears cotton anklets with her sneakers.
Etymology
The diminutive ending connects this sock with the ankle. It names a short sock whose height is limited to just above that joint.
More examples
- The anklet ends just above the shoe.
- He folds the clean anklets into matching pairs.
- These lightweight anklets are cooler than tall socks.
Forms
anklet · anklets
Similar words
- sock
- The broader category, including much taller versions.
- ankle sock
- Ankle sock is the ordinary explicit term for this sense of anklet.