foot piecen.

Brit.

/ˈfʊt piːs/, U.S.

/ˈfʊt ˌpis/

Forms: see foot n. and int. and piece n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., piece n.

Etymology: < foot n. + piece n.

a. A piece of footwear. In early use also: †a piece of armour for a person's foot (obsolete). rare.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > [noun]

chaussurec1380

foot piece1611

understanding1789

footgear1806

footwear1850

society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > armour for feet

sabatonc1330

foot piece1611

supeter1611

heel piece1688

solleret1826

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sollerets, supeters; foot-peeces of Armour; Armor for the feet.

1678 tr. L. de Gaya Treat. Arms of War i. v. 44 The Neck is defended by the Gorget,..the Thighs and Legs, by Tassets, Cuissots or Thigh-pieces, Greves, or Shin-pieces, Knee-pieces, and Supeters or Foot-pieces.

1862 London Jrnl. 28 June 413/3 The solleret, or foot-piece.

1923 D.A.C. News Dec. 21/2 She pulled in her little fur foot-pieces..and drew them on her tiny feet.

1963 R. T. Wilcox Five Cent. Amer. Costume iii. 43 The Indian moccasin stuffed with moss or buffalo hair was the footpiece worn by the frontiersman who spent the greater part of his life in the virgin forest.

b. That part of something which serves as a support for the foot or feet.

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1743 C. Perry View of Levant 470 The plaster'd Linen..is divided into Seven different Compartments, besides the Foot-piece.

1783 Encycl. Brit. X. 8462/2 The improved splints applied upon a broken leg, so that the foot-pieces are plainly to be seen on both sides.

1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports 522/1 The foot-piece is generally a solid block of hard wood, flat above and shaped to the boot, and rounded below with a longitudinal groove to receive the iron.

1867 B. Hill Ess. Bandaging 62 The splint..should reach from the buttock to the heel, at which point a foot-piece rises for the foot to rest against.

1902 Lancet 13 Sept. 741/2 The foot is securely fixed to the vertical foot-piece and prevented from rotating outwards.

2008 J. Cameron Brighton & Hove p. xvi Around 1870, the Pedespeed was a kind of skating apparatus, which had stirrups and foot pieces attached to wheels.

2. Originally: a curtain for the foot of a bed. In later use: the footboard or end section of a bed.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > hangings or valance

valancea1475

frontal1539

subbasmont1539

headcloth1545

pand1561

subpand1561

pend1578

sparvise1598

valencea1604

foot piece1653

valent1888

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > parts of bed > [noun] > bedstead > board

footboard1650

headboard1701

foot piece1812

headpiece1846

1653 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 1888–9 (1889) 23 302 Two Peece of Imbrodered Courteens..wherof one Syde Peece One fute peece with two freing'd Valanges.

1812 Repertory Arts, Manuf., & Agric. Feb. 136 Fig. 3..represents half of the joint to be fixed to the sides, head, and foot pieces of a bedstead.

1889 W. H. White Text-bk. Gen. Therapeutics xxiii. 344 It will be found much easier to shift him [sc. the patient] to make the bed if there is no footpiece and only a low headpiece.

1921 D. Marquis Carter & Other People iii. 36 A large cockroach..had been crawling along the footpiece of the old-fashioned wooden bed.

1996 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 24 Aug. 2 d Two metal side rails for an old brass bed... They must have a metal ball on each end to fit the head and foot pieces.

3. That which serves as a base or support for something; the lowest or bottom part of something.

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the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > lowest position > bottom or lowest part

bottomeOE

foota1200

lowestc1225

roota1382

tailc1390

founcea1400

basement1610

sole1615

fund1636

foot piece1657

footing1659

underneath1676

bottom side1683

ass1700

doup1710

keel1726

the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > base on which a thing rests

staddlea900

groundc950

base?c1335

standinga1382

foundation1398

basingc1400

bottom1440

subjecta1500

groundworka1557

basis?a1560

pedestal1563

understand1580

footwork1611

centrea1616

underwork1624

skaddle1635

substructure1641

foot piece1657

pediment1660

seat1661

sedes1662

under-warp1668

plantationa1680

terrace1735

substructure1789

footing1791

seating1805

1657 Wright's Certain Errors Navigation (new ed.) xiii. 75 There must be fastned to the convexitie of this fixed Meridian the foot-piece of this Instrument.

a1697 J. Aubrey Nat. Hist. Surrey (1718) V. 133 The Foot-Piece, or Pavement of the Altar, is of black and white Marble, enclosed with Rail and Banister.

1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. xviii. 171 The communion table stands on a foot-piece of black and white marble.

1869 R. B. Smyth Gold Fields Victoria 611 Foot-Piece—A wedge of wood or part of a slab placed against the footwall.

1891 J. B. Smith Treat. Wire viii. 330 Staying hooks are provided for the lower edge of the metal as shown, as also strong iron foot-pieces.

1951 Pop. Mech. July 197/2 Legs and foot pieces are of 2½-in. steel channel.

1991 G. H. Tattersall Workability & Quality Control Concrete (2005) 22 The mould is filled in two equal layers while the tester stands on the footpieces.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	foot piece
释义	foot piecen. Brit. /ˈfʊt piːs/, U.S. /ˈfʊt ˌpis/ Forms: see foot n. and int. and piece n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., piece n. Etymology: < foot n. + piece n. 1. a. A piece of footwear. In early use also: †a piece of armour for a person's foot (obsolete). rare. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > [noun] chaussurec1380 foot piece1611 understanding1789 footgear1806 footwear1850 society > armed hostility > military equipment > armour > armour for limbs > [noun] > armour for feet sabatonc1330 foot piece1611 supeter1611 heel piece1688 solleret1826 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Sollerets, supeters; foot-peeces of Armour; Armor for the feet. 1678 tr. L. de Gaya Treat. Arms of War i. v. 44 The Neck is defended by the Gorget,..the Thighs and Legs, by Tassets, Cuissots or Thigh-pieces, Greves, or Shin-pieces, Knee-pieces, and Supeters or Foot-pieces. 1862 London Jrnl. 28 June 413/3 The solleret, or foot-piece. 1923 D.A.C. News Dec. 21/2 She pulled in her little fur foot-pieces..and drew them on her tiny feet. 1963 R. T. Wilcox Five Cent. Amer. Costume iii. 43 The Indian moccasin stuffed with moss or buffalo hair was the footpiece worn by the frontiersman who spent the greater part of his life in the virgin forest. b. That part of something which serves as a support for the foot or feet. ΚΠ 1743 C. Perry View of Levant 470 The plaster'd Linen..is divided into Seven different Compartments, besides the Foot-piece. 1783 Encycl. Brit. X. 8462/2 The improved splints applied upon a broken leg, so that the foot-pieces are plainly to be seen on both sides. 1856 ‘Stonehenge’ Man. Brit. Rural Sports 522/1 The foot-piece is generally a solid block of hard wood, flat above and shaped to the boot, and rounded below with a longitudinal groove to receive the iron. 1867 B. Hill Ess. Bandaging 62 The splint..should reach from the buttock to the heel, at which point a foot-piece rises for the foot to rest against. 1902 Lancet 13 Sept. 741/2 The foot is securely fixed to the vertical foot-piece and prevented from rotating outwards. 2008 J. Cameron Brighton & Hove p. xvi Around 1870, the Pedespeed was a kind of skating apparatus, which had stirrups and foot pieces attached to wheels. 2. Originally: a curtain for the foot of a bed. In later use: the footboard or end section of a bed. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > bedding > [noun] > hangings or valance valancea1475 frontal1539 subbasmont1539 headcloth1545 pand1561 subpand1561 pend1578 sparvise1598 valencea1604 foot piece1653 valent1888 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > bed > parts of bed > [noun] > bedstead > board footboard1650 headboard1701 foot piece1812 headpiece1846 1653 in Proc. Soc. Antiquaries Scotl. 1888–9 (1889) 23 302 Two Peece of Imbrodered Courteens..wherof one Syde Peece One fute peece with two freing'd Valanges. 1812 Repertory Arts, Manuf., & Agric. Feb. 136 Fig. 3..represents half of the joint to be fixed to the sides, head, and foot pieces of a bedstead. 1889 W. H. White Text-bk. Gen. Therapeutics xxiii. 344 It will be found much easier to shift him [sc. the patient] to make the bed if there is no footpiece and only a low headpiece. 1921 D. Marquis Carter & Other People iii. 36 A large cockroach..had been crawling along the footpiece of the old-fashioned wooden bed. 1996 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 24 Aug. 2 d Two metal side rails for an old brass bed... They must have a metal ball on each end to fit the head and foot pieces. 3. That which serves as a base or support for something; the lowest or bottom part of something. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > lowest position > bottom or lowest part bottomeOE foota1200 lowestc1225 roota1382 tailc1390 founcea1400 basement1610 sole1615 fund1636 foot piece1657 footing1659 underneath1676 bottom side1683 ass1700 doup1710 keel1726 the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > base on which a thing rests staddlea900 groundc950 base?c1335 standinga1382 foundation1398 basingc1400 bottom1440 subjecta1500 groundworka1557 basis?a1560 pedestal1563 understand1580 footwork1611 centrea1616 underwork1624 skaddle1635 substructure1641 foot piece1657 pediment1660 seat1661 sedes1662 under-warp1668 plantationa1680 terrace1735 substructure1789 footing1791 seating1805 1657 Wright's Certain Errors Navigation (new ed.) xiii. 75 There must be fastned to the convexitie of this fixed Meridian the foot-piece of this Instrument. a1697 J. Aubrey Nat. Hist. Surrey (1718) V. 133 The Foot-Piece, or Pavement of the Altar, is of black and white Marble, enclosed with Rail and Banister. 1766 J. Entick Surv. London in New Hist. London IV. xviii. 171 The communion table stands on a foot-piece of black and white marble. 1869 R. B. Smyth Gold Fields Victoria 611 Foot-Piece—A wedge of wood or part of a slab placed against the footwall. 1891 J. B. Smith Treat. Wire viii. 330 Staying hooks are provided for the lower edge of the metal as shown, as also strong iron foot-pieces. 1951 Pop. Mech. July 197/2 Legs and foot pieces are of 2½-in. steel channel. 1991 G. H. Tattersall Workability & Quality Control Concrete (2005) 22 The mould is filled in two equal layers while the tester stands on the footpieces. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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