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Jan
18
2012

History of The Sock

by gloria harchar

Sock. Hose. Stocking. However we define these related words today, or however we use them in a sentence interchangeably, one thing is for sure. These items are not the same as they are now. For example, the sock in Roman times was a soft leather slipper Roman women, and some high councilmen, wore. Hose covered [...]

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