foot railn.

Brit.

/ˈfʊt reɪl/, U.S.

/ˈfʊt ˌreɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., rail n.²

Etymology: < foot n. + rail n.² Compare earlier handrail n.

a. A rail on which to rest the feet; esp. a bar or crosspiece connecting the legs of a table or seat. Also: a rail at the foot of a bed.

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the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > foothold or support for the foot > specific

footboard1598

foot stay1658

footing1725

foot raila1749

footrest1833

step1860

a1749 G. C. Deering Nottinghamia (1751) App. 370 The foot rail..is the bottom of the back part of the woodwork against which the workman puts his feet when they are not otherwise employed. These rails hold together the side pieces.

1762 T. Chippendale Gentleman & Cabinet-maker's Director (ed. 3) 6 The Head-Part of the Bed must be in the same Shape, all the Way up to the Canopy, as the Foot-Rail and Foot-Cornice.

1857 Times 21 Apr. 9/5 A tubular footrail..passes from end to end of each table.

1884 Furnit. Gaz. 10 May 377/1 The foot-rails at the sides of the chair will twist a trifle with the seat-rails, but this will not be noticeable.

1917 Vogue 15 Jan. 30 The foot-rail is covered with a rug of deep mauve.

1946 E. G. Arnall Shore dimly Seen viii. 131 The hours just before dawn when little sins sit on the footrail of the bed and grimace.

2001 F. Grace C. A. Nation vii. 137 He..lodges a mud-encrusted boot on the shiny brass foot rail.

b. Nautical. A rail or raised section running along the edges of the deck of a ship, boat, etc., at foot height.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] > rails or mouldings > at sides

lee-rail1513

waist1667

sheer-rail1769

rough-tree rail1780

foot rail1781

waist-rail1804

side rail1903

1781 M. Stalkartt Naval Archit. v. iii. 146 This will give the exact form of the foot-rail in the plan of the stern.

1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 155 Terms or term-pieces, pieces of carved-work placed under each end of the taffrail, upon the side stern-timber, and reaching as low down as the foot-rail of the balcony.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Foot-rails, narrow mouldings raised on a vessel's stern.

1908 Internat. Marine Engin. Mar. 131/2 An oak foot rail is fitted on either side, with an after deck and waterways of oak.

1952 Motor Boating Dec. 36/1 Should it have some chain on the anchor end, this would then rattle over the foot rail and chew it up unmercifully.

2004 J. J. Gobbell Neptune Strategy (2005) 413 Ingram stood on a footrail..and checked forward and aft.

†2. A type of railway rail having wide, flat flanges at the base. Obsolete.

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society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > types of rail

bridge rail1759

rack rail1829

light rail1836

saddle rail1837

T rail1837

rack1847

foot rail1856

tooth-rail1862

U-rail1868

strap-rail1874

check-rail1876

cog-rail1884

1856 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 4 12/2 ‘Bracket or knee joints’..for double T rails, or foot rails, to be seen in use on the Great Northern, South Western, and other lines.

1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 903/1 Foot-rail, a railroad rail having wide-spreading foot flanges, a vertical web, and a bulb-shaped head.

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

单词	foot rail
释义	foot railn. Brit. /ˈfʊt reɪl/, U.S. /ˈfʊt ˌreɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., rail n.² Etymology: < foot n. + rail n.² Compare earlier handrail n. 1. a. A rail on which to rest the feet; esp. a bar or crosspiece connecting the legs of a table or seat. Also: a rail at the foot of a bed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [noun] > that which supports > foothold or support for the foot > specific footboard1598 foot stay1658 footing1725 foot raila1749 footrest1833 step1860 a1749 G. C. Deering Nottinghamia (1751) App. 370 The foot rail..is the bottom of the back part of the woodwork against which the workman puts his feet when they are not otherwise employed. These rails hold together the side pieces. 1762 T. Chippendale Gentleman & Cabinet-maker's Director (ed. 3) 6 The Head-Part of the Bed must be in the same Shape, all the Way up to the Canopy, as the Foot-Rail and Foot-Cornice. 1857 Times 21 Apr. 9/5 A tubular footrail..passes from end to end of each table. 1884 Furnit. Gaz. 10 May 377/1 The foot-rails at the sides of the chair will twist a trifle with the seat-rails, but this will not be noticeable. 1917 Vogue 15 Jan. 30 The foot-rail is covered with a rug of deep mauve. 1946 E. G. Arnall Shore dimly Seen viii. 131 The hours just before dawn when little sins sit on the footrail of the bed and grimace. 2001 F. Grace C. A. Nation vii. 137 He..lodges a mud-encrusted boot on the shiny brass foot rail. b. Nautical. A rail or raised section running along the edges of the deck of a ship, boat, etc., at foot height. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > part of vessel above water > [noun] > rails or mouldings > at sides lee-rail1513 waist1667 sheer-rail1769 rough-tree rail1780 foot rail1781 waist-rail1804 side rail1903 1781 M. Stalkartt Naval Archit. v. iii. 146 This will give the exact form of the foot-rail in the plan of the stern. 1850 J. Greenwood Sailor's Sea-bk. 155 Terms or term-pieces, pieces of carved-work placed under each end of the taffrail, upon the side stern-timber, and reaching as low down as the foot-rail of the balcony. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Foot-rails, narrow mouldings raised on a vessel's stern. 1908 Internat. Marine Engin. Mar. 131/2 An oak foot rail is fitted on either side, with an after deck and waterways of oak. 1952 Motor Boating Dec. 36/1 Should it have some chain on the anchor end, this would then rattle over the foot rail and chew it up unmercifully. 2004 J. J. Gobbell Neptune Strategy (2005) 413 Ingram stood on a footrail..and checked forward and aft. †2. A type of railway rail having wide, flat flanges at the base. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > types of rail bridge rail1759 rack rail1829 light rail1836 saddle rail1837 T rail1837 rack1847 foot rail1856 tooth-rail1862 U-rail1868 strap-rail1874 check-rail1876 cog-rail1884 1856 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 4 12/2 ‘Bracket or knee joints’..for double T rails, or foot rails, to be seen in use on the Great Northern, South Western, and other lines. 1875 E. H. Knight Amer. Mech. Dict. II. 903/1 Foot-rail, a railroad rail having wide-spreading foot flanges, a vertical web, and a bulb-shaped head. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1749
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