Footbridge
(Foot"bridge`) n. A narrow bridge for foot passengers only.
Footcloth
(Foot"cloth`) n. Formerly, a housing or caparison for a horse. Sir W. Scott.
Footed
(Foot"ed), a.
1. Having a foot or feet; shaped in the foot. "Footed like a goat." Grew.
Footed is often used in composition in the sense of having (such or so many) feet; as, fourfooted beasts.
2. Having a foothold; established.
Our king . . . is footed in this land already.
Shak. Footfall
(Foot"fall`) n. A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep. Shak.
Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor.
Poe. Footfight
(Foot"fight`) n. A conflict by persons on foot; — distinguished from a fight on horseback. Sir
P. Sidney.
Footglove
(Foot"glove`) n. A kind of stocking. [Obs.]
Foot Guards
(Foot" Guards`) pl. Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards. [Eng.]
Foothalt
(Foot"halt`) n. A disease affecting the feet of sheep.
Foothill
(Foot"hill`) n. A low hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains.
Foothold
(Foot"hold`) n. A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.
L'Estrange.
Foothook
(Foot"hook`) n. (Naut.) See Futtock.
Foothot
(Foot"hot`) adv. Hastily; immediately; instantly; on the spot; hotfoot. Gower.
Custance have they taken anon, foothot.
Chaucer. Footing
(Foot"ing), n.
1. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help to the next.
Holder. 2. Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.
As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite.
Macaulay. 3. Relative condition; state.
Lived on a footing of equality with nobles.
Macaulay. 4. Tread; step; especially, measured tread.
Hark, I hear the footing of a man.
Shak. 5. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column.
