Definition of Footgear

1. Noun. Covering for a person's feet.

Exact synonyms: Footwear
Specialized synonyms: Boot, Clog, Geta, Patten, Sabot, Flats, Overshoe, Shoe, Carpet Slipper, Slipper
Generic synonyms: Covering
Terms within: Half Sole, Sole, Toe

Definition of Footgear

1. Noun. sturdy footwear ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Footgear

1. footwear [n -S] - See also: footwear

Lexicographical Neighbors of Footgear

footered
footering
footers
footfall
footfalls
footfault
footfaulted
footfaulting
footfaults
footgear (current term)
footgears
footglove
footgloves
foothalt
foothill
foothill abortion
foothills
foothold
footholds
foothook
foothooks
foothot
footie
footier

Literary usage of Footgear

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Archeological Explorations in Northeastern Arizona by Alfred Vincent Kidder, Samuel James Guernsey (1919)
"Nordenskiold, however, describes a leather cap found on the head of a " mummy" at Step House, Mesa Verde.2 footgear For the study of footgear much material ..."

2. Greek Dress: A Study of the Costumes Worn in Ancient Greece, from Pre by Ethel Beatrice Abrahams (1908)
"... VIII footgear THE practice of covering the feet seems to have varied somewhat among the Greeks. In all probability it was the custom to go barefoot ..."

3. Ski-running by Willi Rickmer Rickmers, D. M. M. Crichton Somerville (1907)
"footgear. This is a very important part of a ski-runner's outfit, and too much attention cannot be paid to it. Nevertheless, nothing is commoner in ..."

4. Ski-running by D. M. M. Crichton Somerville, Willi Rickmer Rickmers (1905)
"footgear. This is a very important part of a ski-runner's outfit, and too much attention cannot be paid to it. Nevertheless, nothing is commoner in ..."

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