数す寄き屋や足袋たび

noun

white tabi (silk or cotton)

Traditional white split-toe socks made from silk, cotton, or similar materials, often worn with formal Japanese attire such as kimono. The term 数寄屋 (sukiya) refers to a style of tea-ceremony architecture, suggesting an association with refined, traditional settings.

See also: 足袋

• 茶ちゃ会かいでは数す寄き屋や足袋たびを履はくことが多おおい。

  At tea ceremonies, people often wear sukiya-tabi.

• この数す寄き屋や足袋たびは絹きぬでできている。

  These sukiya-tabi are made of silk.