A stool, footstool. Chiefly in figurative context.
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释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > support or rest > [noun] > for feet (18) shamblec825 A stool, footstool. Chiefly in figurative context. stoola1250 A low short bench or form upon which to rest the foot, to step or kneel. Chiefly = footstool, n. Sometimes used as a child's seat. benchc1405 A base or support for the feet, a footstool. buffet1432 A low stool; a footstool. Now only Scottish and northern dialect. In the 15th cent. described as a three-legged stool, but now denoting in north of… foot cushiona1475 (a) a cushion for the feet; (b) Entomology a pulvillus; = foot-pad, n.2 1b (now rare). footstool1530 A stool on which to rest the foot or feet. cricket1559 More fully cricket stool. A low wooden stool; a footstool. grest1563 A footboard. foot stock1567 = footstool, n. 1b. Obsolete. rare. hassock1582 A thick firm cushion, originally stuffed with rushes or straw, used as a footrest or to kneel upon in church. Cf. kneeler, n. 4. cracket1635 = cricket, n.2 a low stool (called in Scotl. a crackey-stool). crock1709 ? A low stool. tuffet1805 Perhaps: hassock or footstool. mora1818 In South Asia: a stool; a footstool; a wicker chair. footrest1833 something used as a support or rest for the foot or feet, esp. when sitting. toe-board1892 a board for the feet to rest upon; also, a board marking the limit of the thrower's run in putting the weight and similar feats. Subcategories:— specific types (2) |
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