soccus

soccus, i, m.

• A kind of low-heeled, light shoe, worn by the Greeks; a slipper, sock, Plaut. Trin. 3, 2, 94 (720); id. Ep. 5, 2, 60 (725); id. Bacch. 2, 3, 98 (332); id. Pers. 1, 3, 44 (124); id. Cist. 4, 2, 29 (699): soccos, quibus indutus esset, Cic. de Or. 3, 32, 127; id. Rab. Post. 10, 27; Cat. 61, 10 et saep.—When worn by Romans they were a sign of effeminacy, Suet. Calig. 52; Sen. Ben. 2, 12, 1; Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 17.—The soccus was worn especially by comic actors (the cothurnus, on the contrary, by tragic actors).—Hence,
• II Transf., comedy (as cothurnus, tragedy), Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 174; id. A. P. 80; 90; Ov. R. Am. 376; Mart. 8, 3, 13: comicus soccus, Plin. 7, 30, 31, § 111; cf.: nec tragoedia socco ingreditur, Quint. 10, 2, 22: risus socci; opp. luctus cothurni, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 299.

soccus, ī, m. (συκχίς), eine Art niedriger, leichter Schuhe bei den Griechen, der Sokkus, Plaut. u. Cic.: dem Gotte Hymen beigelegt, Catull. – bei den Römern nur Tracht der Frauen und Weichlinge, muliebris, Suet. Cal. 52. – vorzugsw. Tracht der Schauspieler der Komödie, wie der cothurnus der Tragöden; dah. meton.: a) die Komödie, Hor. de art. poët. 80. – b) der komische Stil, Hor. (u.a. Dicht.) u. Apul.

1 soccus v. shokka

2 soccus [CL; cf. et. ME sok < AS socc] 1 sort of loose-fitting shoe, slipper. ~us, socc, slebescoh GlC S 394; non in veste liquor, non soccis haeserat humor Alcuin SS Ebor 1377; 9‥ scandalis, ~us est vel genus calciamentorum WW; crescebat cum etate sanctitas ‥ in tantum ut singularum ~os furtim noctu surriperet, et diligenter lotos et inunctos lectis rursus apponeret W. Malm. GP II 78 p. 174; 1362 viiij panni lanei emp' pro sokkis pro predictis vij noviciis senioribus, uln' ad vj d. Ac. Durh. 177. 2 sort of garment. assumens saccum pro ~o cilicium pro holoserico et pro pallio cinerem H. Bos. Thom. 6 p. 194; habet ‥ desuper ~um auctoritatis universalis potentie, qui angulis quatuor insignitur virtutum cardinalium munimine, vel melius ob favorem evangelice gratie. ~us est pallium quadrangulum auro et jacincto et purpura et cocco et bysso retorta contextum, quo simul pectus et humeri fluide amiciuntur et non ut superhumerale et rationale catenulis et uncinis aliqua sutura constringitur R. Niger Mil. II 3 p. 132.

3 soccus v. socus

soccus, (12) ī, m. , socque, espèce de pantoufle : Cic. de Or. 3, 127 || portée dans la maison par les femmes ; portée par un homme, marque un caractère efféminé : Suet. Cal. 52 ; Sen. Ben. 2, 12, 1 || cʼétait la chaussure propre aux comédiens : Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 174 ; P. 80 ; 90 || [par extens.] genre comique, comédie : Quint. 10, 2, 22.

soccus , i. m.
鞋類。戲。

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soccus ī, m

• a low-heeled shoe, light shoe, Grecian shoe, slipper, sock: soccos, quibus indutus esset.—Esp., as characteristic of comic actors: Quam non adstricto percurrit pulpita socco, H.: Hunc socci cepere pedem, H.—Comedy (poet.): prope socco Digna carmina, H.: Usibus e mediis soccus habendus erit, O.

SOCCUS

SOCCUSdim. SO´CCULUS, denoted a slipper or low shoe, which did not fit closely, and was not fastened by any tie (Isid. Orig. 19.33). Shoes of this description (e. g. the πέρσικαι and σιάβαθρον: see CALCEUS) were worn, more especially among the Greeks, together with the PALLIUMboth by men and by women. We find socci viriles et muliebres distinguished in Ed. Diocl. 9, 25: the latter seem to be usually more ornamented (Plin. Nat.37.17; of. Suet. Cal. 52). In the time of the Republic it was considered unbefitting a Roman to wear them (Cic. pro Rab. Post. 10, 27), and classed with wearing the pallium instead of the toga.

As was stated under the article BAXA, the soccus was worn by comic actors (Hor. Ars Poët. 80, 90), and was in this respect opposed to the COTHURNUS(Ov. Rem. Am. 376; Mart. 8.3, 13; Plin. Nat.7.111). The actor of the MIMUSwore neither buskin nor slipper, and was therefore called planipes (Teuffel, § 7; Mayor, ad Juven. 8.191). The preceding woodcut is taken from an ancient painting of a comic actor, who is dancing in loose yellow slippers (luteum soccum, Catull. Epithal. Jul. 10). Cf. Marquardt, Privatleben, 595; Becker-Göll, Gallus, 3.229. [SOLEA]

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Soccus

A loose slipper, or light, low shoe, fitting either foot, which the Romans adopted from the Greeks, among whom it was worn by both sexes. It was the characteristic of comedy, as the cothurnus (q. v.) was of tragedy ( A. P. 80). To wear the soccus off the stage was regarded as un-Roman (Pliny , Pliny H. N. xxxvii. 6).