Definition of Footstall

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

Exact synonyms: Pedestal, Plinth
Group relationships: Column, Pillar
Terms within: Dado
Specialized synonyms: Socle
Generic synonyms: Support

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

footsie
footsies
footslog
footslogged
footslogger
footsloggers
footslogging
footslogs
footsoldier
footsoldiers
footsore
footsoreness
footsorenesses
footstalk
footstalks
footstall (current term)
footstalls
footstep
footsteps
footsteps-of-spring
footstock
footstocks
footstone
footstones
footstool
footstools
footstrike
footstrikes
footsure
footsweep

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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