instepn.¹

Brit.

/ˈɪnstɛp/, U.S.

/ˈɪnˌstɛp/

Forms: Also 1500s insteppe, 1600s instup, instoppe, instip.

Etymology: apparently < in- prefix¹ + step n.¹; but the application has not been accounted for. The forms in Cotgrave and Minsheu appear to be corruptions.

a. The upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.

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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [noun] > instep

wrist?1515

instep1530

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 234/2 Insteppe of the fote, col du pie.

?1543 T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe vi. f. xlii^v On the hyer syde of the insteppe.

?1543 T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe x. f. lx^v The veyne..called saphena..lyeth outward betwene the insteppe and the heele.

1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Garganta del pie The instep.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Le montant du pied, th' instup.

1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas (at cited word) The Instoppe of the foote, coudepied.

a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) iv. v. 64 Is not this a pritty foote And a cleane instep?

1781 R. B. Sheridan Trip to Scarborough i. ii They hurt me just below the instep.

1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. vi. 139 Her own pretty instep, clad in a silk stocking.

1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 10 She always gave her miniature feet and arched insteps their natural play.

b. Phrase. high in the instep, haughty, proud. Now dialect.

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the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective]

overmoodeOE

highlyOE

overmoodOE

overmoodyOE

orgelc1175

dangerous?c1225

orgula1275

orgulousc1275

fiercec1290

hautain1297

highfulc1325

squeamousc1325

deignousc1330

digne1340

disdainousc1374

sirlya1375

lordlyc1390

high-hearteda1398

haught1430

haut1430

coppedc1449

excellentc1450

fastidious?a1475

loftyc1485

dain?1507

hichty1513

stiff-necked1526

supercilious1528

haughty1530

taunt?a1534

disdainfula1542

high in the instep1555

skeighc1560

queen-like?1571

surlyc1572

stately1579

coy1581

paughtya1586

steya1586

disdained1598

dortya1605

lordlike1605

overly1606

magnatical1608

stiff1608

surly-borne1609

high-sighted1610

lofty-minded1611

sublimed1611

patronizing1619

lording1629

sublimated1634

cavaliering1642

uncondescending1660

nose-in-the-air1673

sidy1673

fastuose1674

uncondescensive1681

condescending1707

stiff-rumped1728

fastidiose1730

cavalier1751

ogertful1754

pawky1809

supercilian1825

splendid1833

touch-me-not1852

pincé1858

high-stepping1867

eyeglassy1871

sniffy1871

cavalierly1876

snifty1889

Olympian1900

ritzy1920

mugwumpish1923

blasé1930

stiff-arsed1937

nose-high1939

1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. D.v He is hye in thynstep, his steps may be hye, But to stepe in good steps he stepth nothyng nye.

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Hautain, loftie, high in the insteppe.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 26 Now the Gentleman was growne higher in the instep, as appeared by the insolent conditions he required.

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. viii. 53 He was too high in the instep to wear another mans shoes.

1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) ‘She is rather high in her instep’, she is proud and haughty.

a. That part of the hind-leg of a horse which extends from the hock to the pastern-joint.

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the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > leg > hindleg > other parts of

saddle skirt1361

molair1566

instepc1720

gamba1842

c1720 W. Gibson Farriers New Guide i. vi. 113 The Instep-bone..is made up of three Bones.

1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) Suppl. Instep, in the manege, is that part of a hinder leg of a horse, that corresponds to the shank in the fore-leg.

b. The corresponding part in the leg of a bird.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > feet > part of

sheath1781

instep1783

pad1837

ocrea1890

1783 J. Lightfoot in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 11 The instep [of Motacilla] is covered with seven large imbricated scales.

c. In insects: see quot. 1826.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > leg(s) > tarsus > first joint of tarsus when long and broad

instep1826

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiii. 385 Planta (the Instep). The first joint of the Tarsus is so called when it is remarkably long and broad. It includes the Calx.

a. That part of a shoe, stocking, etc., fitting or covering the instep. Hence instep-gusset, instep-hole, instep-needle.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering spec parts of body > other

breasta1486

thigh1533

leg1558

belly1600

instepc1615

knee1662

belly-piece1689

legging1738

wrist1803

bust1808

midriff1941

c1615 Songs Costume (Percy Soc.) 112 On the feet pinked shooes, Insteps had roses red.

1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood iii. iv. 360 To weare it on the instup of their Shoes.

1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 48. ⁋4 I am mounted in high-heeled Shoes with a glased Wax-leather Instep.

1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. vii. 156 An embroidered shoe, with a large gold cross on the instep.

1880 L. S. Floyer Plain Hints Examiners Needlework 48 Cast on 31 stitches, knit a heel, turn it, pick up instep, cast on false instep, and knit the instep gusset and cast off.

b. The arched part of a boot or shoe between the heel and the sole.

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

instep1826

1826 Kaleidoscope 10 Jan. 223/2 A boot-jack of this description..has an equal purchase on the instep and heel.

1913 E. C. Bentley Trent's Last Case v. 106 On each [shoe], in the angle between the heel and the instep, he detected a faint trace of red gravel.

1927 ‘E. Bramah’ Max Carrados Myst. 160 He slyly inserted a nail in the angle of the instep.

4. A part of a hill, a tree trunk, or the like, resembling the human instep in shape or position.

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the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > like an arch or bow > thing of the form of an arch or bow

yokec1155

archa1592

arc1642

instep1681

water-bow1855

outspan1887

1681 C. Cotton Wonders of Peake (1699) 24 At th' instep of just such another Hill, There creeps a Spring that makes a little Rill.

1859 H. D. Thoreau Early Spring in Massachusetts 17 Mar. (1881) 163 I know it to be a striped squirrel, and soon see its long unseen striped sides flirting about the instep of an oak.

1862 B. Taylor At Home & Abroad 2nd Ser. II. iii. 69 Crossing the insteps of hills, and then into an apparently boundless plain.

1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. vii. 580 Instep or glacis of the Pirna rock-country.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	instep
释义	instepn.¹ Brit. /ˈɪnstɛp/, U.S. /ˈɪnˌstɛp/ Forms: Also 1500s insteppe, 1600s instup, instoppe, instip. Etymology: apparently < in- prefix¹ + step n.¹; but the application has not been accounted for. The forms in Cotgrave and Minsheu appear to be corruptions. 1. a. The upper surface of the human foot between the toes and the ankle. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [noun] > instep wrist?1515 instep1530 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 234/2 Insteppe of the fote, col du pie. ?1543 T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe vi. f. xlii^v On the hyer syde of the insteppe. ?1543 T. Phaer tr. J. Goeurot Regiment of Lyfe x. f. lx^v The veyne..called saphena..lyeth outward betwene the insteppe and the heele. 1591 R. Percyvall Bibliotheca Hispanica Dict. at Garganta del pie The instep. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Le montant du pied, th' instup. 1617 J. Minsheu Ἡγεμὼν είς τὰς γλῶσσας: Ductor in Linguas (at cited word) The Instoppe of the foote, coudepied. a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) iv. v. 64 Is not this a pritty foote And a cleane instep? 1781 R. B. Sheridan Trip to Scarborough i. ii They hurt me just below the instep. 1866 ‘G. Eliot’ Felix Holt I. vi. 139 Her own pretty instep, clad in a silk stocking. 1880 ‘Ouida’ Moths I. 10 She always gave her miniature feet and arched insteps their natural play. b. Phrase. high in the instep, haughty, proud. Now dialect. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 1555 J. Heywood Two Hundred Epigrammes with Thyrde sig. D.v He is hye in thynstep, his steps may be hye, But to stepe in good steps he stepth nothyng nye. 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Hautain, loftie, high in the insteppe. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 26 Now the Gentleman was growne higher in the instep, as appeared by the insolent conditions he required. 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre ii. viii. 53 He was too high in the instep to wear another mans shoes. 1828 W. Carr Dial. Craven (ed. 2) (at cited word) ‘She is rather high in her instep’, she is proud and haughty. 2. a. That part of the hind-leg of a horse which extends from the hock to the pastern-joint. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > body or parts of horse > [noun] > leg > hindleg > other parts of saddle skirt1361 molair1566 instepc1720 gamba1842 c1720 W. Gibson Farriers New Guide i. vi. 113 The Instep-bone..is made up of three Bones. 1751 Chambers's Cycl. (ed. 7) Suppl. Instep, in the manege, is that part of a hinder leg of a horse, that corresponds to the shank in the fore-leg. b. The corresponding part in the leg of a bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [noun] > feet > part of sheath1781 instep1783 pad1837 ocrea1890 1783 J. Lightfoot in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 75 11 The instep [of Motacilla] is covered with seven large imbricated scales. c. In insects: see quot. 1826. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > leg(s) > tarsus > first joint of tarsus when long and broad instep1826 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxiii. 385 Planta (the Instep). The first joint of the Tarsus is so called when it is remarkably long and broad. It includes the Calx. 3. a. That part of a shoe, stocking, etc., fitting or covering the instep. Hence instep-gusset, instep-hole, instep-needle. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > parts of clothing > [noun] > covering spec parts of body > other breasta1486 thigh1533 leg1558 belly1600 instepc1615 knee1662 belly-piece1689 legging1738 wrist1803 bust1808 midriff1941 c1615 Songs Costume (Percy Soc.) 112 On the feet pinked shooes, Insteps had roses red. 1623 tr. A. Favyn Theater of Honour & Knight-hood iii. iv. 360 To weare it on the instup of their Shoes. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 48. ⁋4 I am mounted in high-heeled Shoes with a glased Wax-leather Instep. 1853 C. Kingsley Hypatia I. vii. 156 An embroidered shoe, with a large gold cross on the instep. 1880 L. S. Floyer Plain Hints Examiners Needlework 48 Cast on 31 stitches, knit a heel, turn it, pick up instep, cast on false instep, and knit the instep gusset and cast off. b. The arched part of a boot or shoe between the heel and the sole. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > footwear > parts of footwear > [noun] > instep instep1826 1826 Kaleidoscope 10 Jan. 223/2 A boot-jack of this description..has an equal purchase on the instep and heel. 1913 E. C. Bentley Trent's Last Case v. 106 On each [shoe], in the angle between the heel and the instep, he detected a faint trace of red gravel. 1927 ‘E. Bramah’ Max Carrados Myst. 160 He slyly inserted a nail in the angle of the instep. 4. A part of a hill, a tree trunk, or the like, resembling the human instep in shape or position. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > types of curvature > [noun] > like an arch or bow > thing of the form of an arch or bow yokec1155 archa1592 arc1642 instep1681 water-bow1855 outspan1887 1681 C. Cotton Wonders of Peake (1699) 24 At th' instep of just such another Hill, There creeps a Spring that makes a little Rill. 1859 H. D. Thoreau Early Spring in Massachusetts 17 Mar. (1881) 163 I know it to be a striped squirrel, and soon see its long unseen striped sides flirting about the instep of an oak. 1862 B. Taylor At Home & Abroad 2nd Ser. II. iii. 69 Crossing the insteps of hills, and then into an apparently boundless plain. 1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. vii. 580 Instep or glacis of the Pirna rock-country. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † instepn.² Etymology: < the phrase to step in: see in- prefix¹ 1a(b)(i). Obsolete. rare. The act of stepping in, the first step, the commencement. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > initiating or causing to begin > [noun] > a beginning or first step induction1597 instep1621 initiative1793 ice-breaking1804 baby step1825 1621 R. Montagu Diatribæ Hist. Tithes ii. 380 At the first instep into this Chapter. 1624 R. Montagu Gagg for New Gospell? i. 5 Thus in the very in-steppe of his stolen pamphlet, he belyeth the Protestant for his opinion. a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 57 Cardinall Baronius..in the very instep into his Apparatus..was much mistaken in Justin Martyr. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.¹1530n.²1621
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