Lexic.us

Definition of Footstall

1. Noun. An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue).

Definition of Footstall

1. n. The stirrup of a woman's saddle.

Definition of Footstall

1. Noun. The stirrup of a woman's saddle. ¹

2. Noun. (architecture) The plinth or base of a pillar. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Footstall

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Footstall

1. 1. The stirrup of a woman's saddle. 2. The plinth or base of a pillar. Origin: Cf. Pedestal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Footstall

Literary usage of Footstall

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

1. The Archaeological Journal by Council, British Archaeological Association, Central Committee (1861)
"Beneath the fourth pier is a footstall—as already described—and the Early ... It thus appears that the footstall belongs to the Early English and not to the ..."

2. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"footstall. A. The lowermost part of a supporting member, as of a pier or pillar, having generally some distinctive architectural ..."

3. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"F. patin, 'a pattin, or clog; also, the footstall of a pillar;' Cot- OF ... F. patte, ' the paw or foot of a beast, also, the footstall of a pillar ; ' Cot. ..."

4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"footstall, fut'stall. s. (406) A woman's stirrup. FOOTSTOOL, fijt'stool. s. Stool on which he that sits places his feet. FOP, fop. ..."

5. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... fût'poet. s. a messenger that travels on foot footstall, fut'stall. s. л woman's stirrup Footstep, fiit'step. s. trace, track Footstool, ..."

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