footpace

[ foot-peys ]

/ ˈfʊtˌpeɪs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR footpace ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

walking pace.

a raised portion of a floor; platform.

a landing or resting place at the end of a short flight of steps.

Origin of footpace

First recorded in 1530–40; foot + pace¹

Words nearby footpace

footloose and fancy-free, footman, footmark, footmen's gallery, footnote, footpace, footpad, footpath, footplate, foot-pound, foot-poundal

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Example sentences from the Web for footpace

The footpace is not carried round the altar, so that it can only be approached from the front.
Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages|George Edmund Street
The altar, where a weekly requiem had been said for them, was gone, and the footpace and piscina alone showed where it had stood.
By What Authority?|Robert Hugh Benson
As luck would have it, we presently came upon a hill that had to be climbed, and my courser dropped to a footpace.
South America To-day|Georges Clemenceau
The villager suggested his farm horse, on condition that they should ride him at a footpace.
Sister Anne (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume X)|Charles Paul de Kock

The scamel is simply the footpace of the altar on which she has been set.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various

British Dictionary definitions for footpace

footpace

/ (ˈfʊtˌpeɪs) /

noun

a normal or walking pace

Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church): predella the platform immediately before an altar at the top of the altar steps

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单词	footpace
释义	footpace [ foot-peys ] / ˈfʊtˌpeɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR footpace ON THESAURUS.COM noun walking pace. a raised portion of a floor; platform. a landing or resting place at the end of a short flight of steps. Origin of footpace First recorded in 1530–40; foot + pace¹ Words nearby footpace footloose and fancy-free, footman, footmark, footmen's gallery, footnote, footpace, footpad, footpath, footplate, foot-pound, foot-poundal Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for footpace The footpace is not carried round the altar, so that it can only be approached from the front. Brick and Marble in the Middle Ages\|George Edmund Street The altar, where a weekly requiem had been said for them, was gone, and the footpace and piscina alone showed where it had stood. By What Authority?\|Robert Hugh Benson As luck would have it, we presently came upon a hill that had to be climbed, and my courser dropped to a footpace. South America To-day\|Georges Clemenceau The villager suggested his farm horse, on condition that they should ride him at a footpace. Sister Anne (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume X)\|Charles Paul de Kock The scamel is simply the footpace of the altar on which she has been set. Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes\|Various British Dictionary definitions for footpace footpace / (ˈfʊtˌpeɪs) / noun a normal or walking pace Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church): predella the platform immediately before an altar at the top of the altar steps Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to footpace crawl, creep, slow motion
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footpace

noun

Origin of footpace

Words nearby footpace

Example sentences from the Web for footpace

British Dictionary definitions for footpace

noun

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