cauche

Norman

Etymology

From Old French cauche, from Early Medieval Latin calcea, from Latin calceus (“shoe”).

Noun

cauche f (plural cauches)

1. (Jersey) stocking
   • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎^[1], page 519:

     I' prend les cauches pour les sôlers.

     He mistakes the stockings for the shoes.

Derived terms

• cauche dé Noué (“Christmas stocking”)
• caûchement (“footwear”)