footstoolnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfʊt.stuːl/us/ˈfʊt.stuːl/a low support on which a person who is sitting can place their feet
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Chairs & seats
- -seater
- armchair
- armrest
- banquette
- bar stool
- beach chair
- booster seat
- easy chair
- front seat
- high chair
- living room suite
- lounger
- perch
- rocking chair
- sag bag
- seating
- settee
- stall
- stool
- window seat
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Examples from literature
- Beth sat down on the footstool at her father's feet.
- Footstools were sometimes made of elegant patterns, inlaid with ivory and precious woods.
- I wish you could get out, he said, as he sat down on a footstool at her feet and leaned his head affectionately against her knees.
- The recessed window-seat was covered with a soft velvet of a deep yellow, and there were as many little footstools beside the window-seat as there were chairs in the room.
- The serving-girls bring in a small red-lacquered table, not larger or higher than a footstool.