cloxn.

Brit.

/klɒks/, U.S.

/klɑks/

Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English clocks , clock n.²

Etymology: Phonetic respelling of clocks, plural of clock n.² Compare sox n.

Now historical.

Originally in commercial use: decorative stitchwork patterns or designs on the side or sides of a stocking or sock, typically at or above the ankle; clocks (see clock n.² 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and feet > [noun] > stocking > parts of > pattern on

clock1530

quirk1583

clox1775

cloxing1917

1775 Caledonian Mercury 15 July 3/3 (advt.) Great choice of black, white, marbled, and fancy-coloured silk Hose, with plain and embroidered Clox.

1808 Madras Courier 23 Mar. 3/4 (advt.) Women's best extra Silk Hose, rich lace Clox.

1928 Daily Tel. 20 Mar. 14/6 The latest stockings, instead of having clox or embroidery to draw attention to ankles, are ornamented with hand-painted roses or with clox on the knee.

1968 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-Times 6 Sept. m11/2 Men's Dress Socks..Fine 4 ply fisherman's knit or hand embroidered clox.

2010 Reading (Pa.) Eagle (Nexis) 18 June The sampler includes two rows of clox, a pattern used in knitting socks.

Derivatives

cloxed adj. now rare featuring or decorated with clox; = clocked adj.¹ 2.

ΚΠ

1882 Brisbane Courier 15 Sept. 7/1 (advt.) A Splendid Assortment of Ladies and Children's Hosiery, in all the New Styles and Colourings, both Plain and Fancy Cloxed.

1924 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 13 Feb. 12/3 (advt.) Women's pure silk hose in plain or cloxed effects.

1936 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 10 Feb. 9/1 (advt.) Pure Silk Hose, all samples. Cloxed and plain.

ˈcloxing n. now rare decorative stitchwork on the side or sides of a stocking or sock, typically at or above the ankle; = clox n.

ΚΠ

1917 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 24 Aug. (City ed.) 15/6 (advt.) Ladies' Fancy Hose—Black cloxing and fancy stripes on white grounds.

1930 Advertiser (Adelaide) 18 Sept. 1/6 (advt.) All Silk Throughout Hose, fully fashioned, in glorious woven texture. Paris cloxing and self-tonings, all good shades.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† cloxv.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: clox n.

Etymology: < clox n.

Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To provide (hosiery) with clox (clox n.); = clock v.³

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > embroider or ornament with sewing > in other ways

couchc1405

clock1521

nerve1532

re-embroider1659

herringbone1787

hem-stitcha1839

wavela1844

to lay on1880

darn1882

faggot1883

feather-stitch1884

overcast1891

clox1922

needlepoint1975

1922 Glasgow Herald 9 Oct. 3 You must learn to clox your own stockings.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020).

单词	clox
释义	cloxn. Brit. /klɒks/, U.S. /klɑks/ Origin: A variant or alteration of another lexical item. Etymons: English clocks , clock n.² Etymology: Phonetic respelling of clocks, plural of clock n.² Compare sox n. Now historical. Originally in commercial use: decorative stitchwork patterns or designs on the side or sides of a stocking or sock, typically at or above the ankle; clocks (see clock n.² 2). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for legs > clothing for legs and feet > [noun] > stocking > parts of > pattern on clock1530 quirk1583 clox1775 cloxing1917 1775 Caledonian Mercury 15 July 3/3 (advt.) Great choice of black, white, marbled, and fancy-coloured silk Hose, with plain and embroidered Clox. 1808 Madras Courier 23 Mar. 3/4 (advt.) Women's best extra Silk Hose, rich lace Clox. 1928 Daily Tel. 20 Mar. 14/6 The latest stockings, instead of having clox or embroidery to draw attention to ankles, are ornamented with hand-painted roses or with clox on the knee. 1968 Manitowoc (Wisconsin) Herald-Times 6 Sept. m11/2 Men's Dress Socks..Fine 4 ply fisherman's knit or hand embroidered clox. 2010 Reading (Pa.) Eagle (Nexis) 18 June The sampler includes two rows of clox, a pattern used in knitting socks. Derivatives cloxed adj. now rare featuring or decorated with clox; = clocked adj.¹ 2. ΚΠ 1882 Brisbane Courier 15 Sept. 7/1 (advt.) A Splendid Assortment of Ladies and Children's Hosiery, in all the New Styles and Colourings, both Plain and Fancy Cloxed. 1924 Anaconda (Montana) Standard 13 Feb. 12/3 (advt.) Women's pure silk hose in plain or cloxed effects. 1936 Press (Christchurch, N.Z.) 10 Feb. 9/1 (advt.) Pure Silk Hose, all samples. Cloxed and plain. ˈcloxing n. now rare decorative stitchwork on the side or sides of a stocking or sock, typically at or above the ankle; = clox n. ΚΠ 1917 Fort Wayne (Indiana) News 24 Aug. (City ed.) 15/6 (advt.) Ladies' Fancy Hose—Black cloxing and fancy stripes on white grounds. 1930 Advertiser (Adelaide) 18 Sept. 1/6 (advt.) All Silk Throughout Hose, fully fashioned, in glorious woven texture. Paris cloxing and self-tonings, all good shades. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † cloxv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: clox n. Etymology: < clox n. Obsolete. rare. transitive. To provide (hosiery) with clox (clox n.); = clock v.³ ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > embroider or ornament with sewing > in other ways couchc1405 clock1521 nerve1532 re-embroider1659 herringbone1787 hem-stitcha1839 wavela1844 to lay on1880 darn1882 faggot1883 feather-stitch1884 overcast1891 clox1922 needlepoint1975 1922 Glasgow Herald 9 Oct. 3 You must learn to clox your own stockings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020). < n.1775v.1922
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