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Definition of Footstools
1. footstool [n] - See also: footstool
Lexicographical Neighbors of Footstools
Literary usage of Footstools
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manners and customs of the ancient Egyptians: Including Their Private Life by John Gardner Wilkinson (1837)
"And the same idea gave them a place on the soles of sandals, on the footstools
of a royal throne, and on the walls of the palace at ..."
2. The five great monarchies of the ancient Eastern world; or, The history by George Rawlinson (1871)
"... was made above—lofty seats, where such a support for the sitter's feet was
imperatively required. They are sometimes No. L No. IL Assyrian footstools ..."
3. Recollections of a Lucknow Veteran, 1845-1876 by John Ruggles (1906)
"Preparations for the lieutenant-governor—Novel footstools—Evening festivities—Back
to Baramulla—Modern improvements—A paradise for artists—Return to Tulla ..."
4. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1851)
"The dwarfs are also subjects of mini) al court, and are often used as footstools
for the sultan to mount his horse. ..."
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