three-footadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthree-foot.

†1. = three-footed adj. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > having specific number of legs

three-footedc1000

three-foot1600

three-leggeda1616

tripodical1656

tripedal1658

tripod1720

tripodal1774

tripodial1845

quadrupedal1864–5

1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 52 The wisest Aunt..Sometime, for three foote stoole, mistaketh mee.

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses 155 A caldron, or a three-foot pot of brass.

2. Measuring three feet in length, breadth, or other dimension.

ΚΠ

1870 C. E. L. Riddell Austin Friars iv The usual three-foot passage leading from the front door to the kitchen.

1880 A. A. Common in Mem. Royal Astron. Soc. 46 173 Particulars of the Mounting of a Three-Foot Reflector.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	three-foot
释义	three-footadj. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈthree-foot. †1. = three-footed adj. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > support > [adjective] > having specific number of legs three-footedc1000 three-foot1600 three-leggeda1616 tripodical1656 tripedal1658 tripod1720 tripodal1774 tripodial1845 quadrupedal1864–5 1600 W. Shakespeare Midsummer Night's Dream ii. i. 52 The wisest Aunt..Sometime, for three foote stoole, mistaketh mee. View more context for this quotation 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses 155 A caldron, or a three-foot pot of brass. 2. Measuring three feet in length, breadth, or other dimension. ΚΠ 1870 C. E. L. Riddell Austin Friars iv The usual three-foot passage leading from the front door to the kitchen. 1880 A. A. Common in Mem. Royal Astron. Soc. 46 173 Particulars of the Mounting of a Three-Foot Reflector. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online June 2019). > as lemmas three-foot three-foot adj. (also three-feet) extracted from threeadj.n. < adj.1600 as lemmas
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