foot-padn.²

Brit.

/ˈfʊtpad/, U.S.

/ˈfʊtˌpæd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., pad n.²

Etymology: < foot n. + pad n.²

a. Any of the spongy cushions of tissue, covered with thickened skin, which form part of the undersurface of the foot in many mammals and birds. Cf. pad n.² 7b.

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the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > (parts) of foot

tarsus1676

foot-pada1836

postminimus1889

a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 188/1 In the foot-pads of dogs the granules exist.

1885 Guide Galleries Mammalia (Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist.) 18 They [sc. the Canidæ] are digitigrade;..their palms and soles are always hairy, the only naked parts being the foot-pads.

1920 Cambr. Nat. Hist. X. vii. 152 Mr. Thomas has pointed out that in two species, D[asyurus] viverrinus and D. geoffroyi, the striae upon the foot-pads are absent.

1986 J. F. Gracey Meat Hygiene (ed. 8) xx. 470/1 Bumble foot is an abscess of the foot pads of chickens and turkeys.

2010 Whole Dog Jrnl. Jan. 6/3 Skin becomes inelastic, footpads hyperkeratinize (get thicker), claws become brittle.

b. A pulvillus of the foot of an insect. Cf. foot cushion n. (b) at foot n. and int. Compounds 3.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > leg(s) > tarsus > pulvillus

pulvillus1814

cushion1828

foot-pad1865

pad1871

1865 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 15 183 The foot-pads consist of innumerable thick hairs..collectively forming an even and almost smooth surface under the foot, soft as velvet.

1870 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects (ed. 2) 587 The type of the family, Termes, has a large rounded head, with two ocelli, and a small heart-shaped prothorax; the costal area is free, while the foot-pad (plantula) is absent.

1903 M. W. Morley Insect Folk 68 Many insects have these sticky hairs on their foot pads.

1992 P. B. Goldman Monkeyshines Goes Buggy 55 It [sc. the housefly] can, however, climb on walls and ceilings because of a sticky substance that it secretes on its hairy legs and pulvilli (foot pads).

†2. A pad used to protect the foot of a horse. Obsolete.

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1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports 307 There are many mechanical contrivances now to be seen at the saddlers for the purpose [of stopping of horses' feet], among which Mr. Cherry's foot-pads may be noticed as popular, because they are good.

1892 Wallace's Monthly Aug. 418/2 Foot pads and mechanical appliances for spreading the feet are like crutches to a nimble limbed athlete.

1904 Automobile Rev. 24 Dec. 587/1 It is not before the animal's hoofs are broken..that he is aware of the necessity of steel shoes, and years may elapse before the utility of rubber foot pads dawns upon him.

3. Astronautics. Any of numerous flat, typically circular structures upon which the landing module of a spacecraft stands.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > parts of spacecraft > [noun] > foot which supports spacecraft on ground

landing pad1958

foot-pad1961

1961 Adv. Astronaut. Sci. 29 Dec. 148 A ‘soft’ foot pad could ride over terrain protuberances as high as..10 cm.

1984 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 20 July 1 Armstrong gingerly stepped off the Eagle's footpad and took his first step on the lunar surface.

2010 P. J. Capelotti Human Archaeol. Space iii. 65 A small bar magnet attached to one footpad was included to detect the presence of magnetic material in the lunar soil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foot-pad
释义	foot-padn.² Brit. /ˈfʊtpad/, U.S. /ˈfʊtˌpæd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., pad n.² Etymology: < foot n. + pad n.² 1. a. Any of the spongy cushions of tissue, covered with thickened skin, which form part of the undersurface of the foot in many mammals and birds. Cf. pad n.² 7b. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > [noun] > parts of > (parts) of foot tarsus1676 foot-pada1836 postminimus1889 a1836 Encycl. Metrop. (1845) VII. 188/1 In the foot-pads of dogs the granules exist. 1885 Guide Galleries Mammalia (Brit. Mus. Nat. Hist.) 18 They [sc. the Canidæ] are digitigrade;..their palms and soles are always hairy, the only naked parts being the foot-pads. 1920 Cambr. Nat. Hist. X. vii. 152 Mr. Thomas has pointed out that in two species, D[asyurus] viverrinus and D. geoffroyi, the striae upon the foot-pads are absent. 1986 J. F. Gracey Meat Hygiene (ed. 8) xx. 470/1 Bumble foot is an abscess of the foot pads of chickens and turkeys. 2010 Whole Dog Jrnl. Jan. 6/3 Skin becomes inelastic, footpads hyperkeratinize (get thicker), claws become brittle. b. A pulvillus of the foot of an insect. Cf. foot cushion n. (b) at foot n. and int. Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > leg(s) > tarsus > pulvillus pulvillus1814 cushion1828 foot-pad1865 pad1871 1865 Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 15 183 The foot-pads consist of innumerable thick hairs..collectively forming an even and almost smooth surface under the foot, soft as velvet. 1870 A. S. Packard Guide to Study of Insects (ed. 2) 587 The type of the family, Termes, has a large rounded head, with two ocelli, and a small heart-shaped prothorax; the costal area is free, while the foot-pad (plantula) is absent. 1903 M. W. Morley Insect Folk 68 Many insects have these sticky hairs on their foot pads. 1992 P. B. Goldman Monkeyshines Goes Buggy 55 It [sc. the housefly] can, however, climb on walls and ceilings because of a sticky substance that it secretes on its hairy legs and pulvilli (foot pads). †2. A pad used to protect the foot of a horse. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1840 D. P. Blaine Encycl. Rural Sports 307 There are many mechanical contrivances now to be seen at the saddlers for the purpose [of stopping of horses' feet], among which Mr. Cherry's foot-pads may be noticed as popular, because they are good. 1892 Wallace's Monthly Aug. 418/2 Foot pads and mechanical appliances for spreading the feet are like crutches to a nimble limbed athlete. 1904 Automobile Rev. 24 Dec. 587/1 It is not before the animal's hoofs are broken..that he is aware of the necessity of steel shoes, and years may elapse before the utility of rubber foot pads dawns upon him. 3. Astronautics. Any of numerous flat, typically circular structures upon which the landing module of a spacecraft stands. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > spacecraft > parts of spacecraft > [noun] > foot which supports spacecraft on ground landing pad1958 foot-pad1961 1961 Adv. Astronaut. Sci. 29 Dec. 148 A ‘soft’ foot pad could ride over terrain protuberances as high as..10 cm. 1984 Sandusky (Ohio) Reg. 20 July 1 Armstrong gingerly stepped off the Eagle's footpad and took his first step on the lunar surface. 2010 P. J. Capelotti Human Archaeol. Space iii. 65 A small bar magnet attached to one footpad was included to detect the presence of magnetic material in the lunar soil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.²a1836
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