footstool

[ foot-stool ]

/ ˈfʊtˌstul /

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noun

a low stool upon which to rest one's feet when seated.

Origin of footstool

First recorded in 1520–30; foot + stool

Words nearby footstool

footstall, footstep, footsteps editor, footstock, footstone, footstool, foot the bill, foot-ton, foot traffic, foot valve, footwall

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Example sentences from the Web for footstool

She had also her little rocking-chair and footstool frilled and cushioned with it.
Madelon|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Then I had a low easy chair drawn to the chimney corner, and a footstool, and had my baby back again.
The Days of My Life|Mrs. Oliphant
The iron box was again put into the carriage, and was used by Lizzie as a footstool.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope
We get at four repeated images—a curtain, a throne, a sceptre, and a footstool.
Table-Talk|William Hazlitt

Cursa (Ker´ sa), β Eridani, "the footstool of the central one," or "the chair or throne."
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott

British Dictionary definitions for footstool

footstool

/ (ˈfʊtˌstuːl) /

noun

a low stool used for supporting or resting the feet of a seated person

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单词	footstool
释义	footstool [ foot-stool ] / ˈfʊtˌstul / SEE SYNONYMS FOR footstool ON THESAURUS.COM noun a low stool upon which to rest one's feet when seated. Origin of footstool First recorded in 1520–30; foot + stool Words nearby footstool footstall, footstep, footsteps editor, footstock, footstone, footstool, foot the bill, foot-ton, foot traffic, foot valve, footwall Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for footstool She had also her little rocking-chair and footstool frilled and cushioned with it. Madelon\|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman Then I had a low easy chair drawn to the chimney corner, and a footstool, and had my baby back again. The Days of My Life\|Mrs. Oliphant The iron box was again put into the carriage, and was used by Lizzie as a footstool. The Eustace Diamonds\|Anthony Trollope We get at four repeated images—a curtain, a throne, a sceptre, and a footstool. Table-Talk\|William Hazlitt Cursa (Ker´ sa), β Eridani, "the footstool of the central one," or "the chair or throne." A Field Book of the Stars\|William Tyler Olcott British Dictionary definitions for footstool footstool / (ˈfʊtˌstuːl) / noun a low stool used for supporting or resting the feet of a seated person 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 footstool ottoman, stool, hassock
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footstool

noun

Origin of footstool

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Example sentences from the Web for footstool

British Dictionary definitions for footstool

noun

Words related to footstool