foot-clothn.

Brit.

/ˈfʊtklɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈfʊtˌklɔθ/,

/ˈfʊtˌklɑθ/

Forms: see foot n. and cloth n.

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

Etymology: < foot n. + cloth n.

Now chiefly historical.

1. A cloth on which to stand, kneel, or rest the feet; a carpet or rug, esp. for the use of royalty or dignitaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > mat

mateOE

foot-cloth1344

nata1425

foot pace1543

stuorie1555

mattress1658

petate1843

1344–5 Wardrobe Acct. Edward III in Archaeologia (1846) 31 7 (MED) ij fotclothes pro pedibus Regis.

1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D3^v He sits down in the chaire wrapt in fine cloaths, as though the barber were aboute to make him a foot-cloth for the vickar of saint fooles.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. i. 165 Milain, and many other cities in Italy..danced at this musick, made a foot-cloth of their Masters livery.

1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 186 After that I must go dress the Rooms of State, Brush Cushions, Chairs, and foot-Cloaths too.

1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. i. ii. 38 A Foot-Cloth for your Majesty's chief Room of State.

1738 S. Whatley tr. K. L. von Pöllnitz Mem. IV. 62 On the Ground there was a noble Carpet spread, and over that a Sort of Foot-Cloth of Crimson Sattin.

1844 T. B. Macaulay Ivry vi, in Lays Anc. Rome (new ed.) 161 Then on the ground..Fling the red shreds, a footcloth meet for Henry of Navarre.

1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 79 On the..footcloth, lay The..child.

1903 Scotsman 5 Aug. 7/4 The servants of the Pontifical Court spread on the loggia a red damask foot cloth.

2001 A. Goldhammer in tr. E. Le Roy Ladurie Saint-Simon & Court Louis XIV ii. 72 The king of Spain knelt at the foot of the altar on his own prie-dieu and ‘royal carpet’ or ‘foot cloth’.

2. A large, richly ornamented cloth, considered as a mark of dignity and state and laid over the back of a horse so as to hang down to the ground on each side. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > trappings, housing, or caparison

steed shrouda1300

coverturec1300

trap13..

horse-house1316

attiringa1375

trapping1398

trappera1400

saddlecloth1415

house1463

foot-cloth1480

summock1506

reparelling1513

base1548

furniture1553

coperture1555

housing-cloth1569

caparison1602

footmantlec1610

bear gear1613

horse-furniture1613

bearing gear1616

housing1698

pad-cloth1795

rumbler1849

1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 154 An herneys in russet velvet cloth of gold for an hakeney, and a foote-clothe maade of russet velvet lyned with blac bokeram.

c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. B.i^v Yonder at my lodginge commeth none but men of woorsshype, some mounted vpon mules faire trayped, some vppon fyne hackeneyes with foote clothes.

1589 Mar-Martine 6 Plucke but the foote cloth from his backe, The Asse will soone be seene.

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. F^v The scolasticall squitter bookes clout you vp cannopies & foot-clothes of verses.

1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 16 Sometimes hee that robbes both Church and Common-wealth is seene to ride on his foot-cloth.

1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xxxiv. 135 The horses whereon these little boyes are mounted, have on them foot-clothes of the same colour their garments are.

1702 London Gaz. No. 3842/1 The Town-Clerk with a Gold Chain, and his Footman and Footcloth.

1735 Weekly Misc. 10 May The Animal..had Trappings of Gold, and a Foot-cloth of Purple, and his Bridle was brilliant with precious Stones.

1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel v. xvii. 142 Fair Margaret on her palfrey came, Whose foot-cloth swept the ground.

1910 H. T. Stephenson Elizabethan People vi. 158 That noble animal, whose supposed feet were concealed by a foot-cloth reaching to the ground.

2007 J. Miller Cities Divided iv. 92 Together with a saddle, foot-cloth, and other ‘riding furniture’, the gowns cost him over £13.

Compounds

General attributive in sense 2, as foot-cloth horse, foot-cloth mule, foot-cloth page, etc.

ΚΠ

1568 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Dial Princes (rev. ed.) iv. ix. f. 132 The courtiers must haue frendshipp also with the porters to open him the court gates that are kept fast cheyned in, that they bee contented to suffer theyr moyle or foote cloth nagge to enter into the vtter court.

1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 iv. i. 55 Hast not thou..barehead plodded by my footecloth Mule.

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. iv. 84 Three times to day, my footecloth horse did stumble.

?c1640 W. Rowley et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) v. i. 41 I'll..Serve some Briarean Footcloth-strider.

1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. vii. 26 The Mule, and glorious Foot-cloath-pages, and Harbingers, are all too little for these Patriarchs.

1763 Lloyd's Evening Post 22 Aug. 187/1 After this chariot came six more Musicians on foot-cloth horses, habited and attended as the other.

1910 H. T. Stephenson Elizabethan People v. 136 The foot-cloth horse was a staid trotting horse used for show.

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

单词	foot-cloth
释义	foot-clothn. Brit. /ˈfʊtklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈfʊtˌklɔθ/, /ˈfʊtˌklɑθ/ Forms: see foot n. and cloth n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: foot n., cloth n. Etymology: < foot n. + cloth n. Now chiefly historical. 1. A cloth on which to stand, kneel, or rest the feet; a carpet or rug, esp. for the use of royalty or dignitaries. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > mat mateOE foot-cloth1344 nata1425 foot pace1543 stuorie1555 mattress1658 petate1843 1344–5 Wardrobe Acct. Edward III in Archaeologia (1846) 31 7 (MED) ij fotclothes pro pedibus Regis. 1592 R. Greene Quip for Vpstart Courtier sig. D3^v He sits down in the chaire wrapt in fine cloaths, as though the barber were aboute to make him a foot-cloth for the vickar of saint fooles. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iv. i. 165 Milain, and many other cities in Italy..danced at this musick, made a foot-cloth of their Masters livery. 1675 C. Cotton Burlesque upon Burlesque 186 After that I must go dress the Rooms of State, Brush Cushions, Chairs, and foot-Cloaths too. 1726 J. Swift Gulliver I. i. ii. 38 A Foot-Cloth for your Majesty's chief Room of State. 1738 S. Whatley tr. K. L. von Pöllnitz Mem. IV. 62 On the Ground there was a noble Carpet spread, and over that a Sort of Foot-Cloth of Crimson Sattin. 1844 T. B. Macaulay Ivry vi, in Lays Anc. Rome (new ed.) 161 Then on the ground..Fling the red shreds, a footcloth meet for Henry of Navarre. 1847 Ld. Tennyson Princess iv. 79 On the..footcloth, lay The..child. 1903 Scotsman 5 Aug. 7/4 The servants of the Pontifical Court spread on the loggia a red damask foot cloth. 2001 A. Goldhammer in tr. E. Le Roy Ladurie Saint-Simon & Court Louis XIV ii. 72 The king of Spain knelt at the foot of the altar on his own prie-dieu and ‘royal carpet’ or ‘foot cloth’. 2. A large, richly ornamented cloth, considered as a mark of dignity and state and laid over the back of a horse so as to hang down to the ground on each side. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > keeping or management of horses > horse-gear > [noun] > trappings, housing, or caparison steed shrouda1300 coverturec1300 trap13.. horse-house1316 attiringa1375 trapping1398 trappera1400 saddlecloth1415 house1463 foot-cloth1480 summock1506 reparelling1513 base1548 furniture1553 coperture1555 housing-cloth1569 caparison1602 footmantlec1610 bear gear1613 horse-furniture1613 bearing gear1616 housing1698 pad-cloth1795 rumbler1849 1480 Wardrobe Accts. Edward IV in N. H. Nicolas Privy Purse Expenses Elizabeth of York (1830) 154 An herneys in russet velvet cloth of gold for an hakeney, and a foote-clothe maade of russet velvet lyned with blac bokeram. c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. B.i^v Yonder at my lodginge commeth none but men of woorsshype, some mounted vpon mules faire trayped, some vppon fyne hackeneyes with foote clothes. 1589 Mar-Martine 6 Plucke but the foote cloth from his backe, The Asse will soone be seene. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. F^v The scolasticall squitter bookes clout you vp cannopies & foot-clothes of verses. 1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 16 Sometimes hee that robbes both Church and Common-wealth is seene to ride on his foot-cloth. 1653 H. Cogan tr. F. M. Pinto Voy. & Adventures xxxiv. 135 The horses whereon these little boyes are mounted, have on them foot-clothes of the same colour their garments are. 1702 London Gaz. No. 3842/1 The Town-Clerk with a Gold Chain, and his Footman and Footcloth. 1735 Weekly Misc. 10 May The Animal..had Trappings of Gold, and a Foot-cloth of Purple, and his Bridle was brilliant with precious Stones. 1805 W. Scott Lay of Last Minstrel v. xvii. 142 Fair Margaret on her palfrey came, Whose foot-cloth swept the ground. 1910 H. T. Stephenson Elizabethan People vi. 158 That noble animal, whose supposed feet were concealed by a foot-cloth reaching to the ground. 2007 J. Miller Cities Divided iv. 92 Together with a saddle, foot-cloth, and other ‘riding furniture’, the gowns cost him over £13. Compounds General attributive in sense 2, as foot-cloth horse, foot-cloth mule, foot-cloth page, etc. ΚΠ 1568 T. North tr. A. de Guevara Dial Princes (rev. ed.) iv. ix. f. 132 The courtiers must haue frendshipp also with the porters to open him the court gates that are kept fast cheyned in, that they bee contented to suffer theyr moyle or foote cloth nagge to enter into the vtter court. 1594 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 iv. i. 55 Hast not thou..barehead plodded by my footecloth Mule. 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard III iii. iv. 84 Three times to day, my footecloth horse did stumble. View more context for this quotation ?c1640 W. Rowley et al. Witch of Edmonton (1658) v. i. 41 I'll..Serve some Briarean Footcloth-strider. 1654 E. Gayton Pleasant Notes Don Quixot i. vii. 26 The Mule, and glorious Foot-cloath-pages, and Harbingers, are all too little for these Patriarchs. 1763 Lloyd's Evening Post 22 Aug. 187/1 After this chariot came six more Musicians on foot-cloth horses, habited and attended as the other. 1910 H. T. Stephenson Elizabethan People v. 136 The foot-cloth horse was a staid trotting horse used for show. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1344
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