Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FOOT'ING, n.

1. Ground for the foot; that which sustains; firm foundation to stand on. In ascents, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder.
2. Support; root. Dryden.
3. Basis; foundation. Locke.
4. Place; stable position. Dryden.
5. Permanent settlement. Let not these evils gain footing.
6. Tread; step; walk. Milton.
7. Dance; tread to measure. Shak.
8. Steps; road; track. [Little used.] Bacon.
9. State; condition; settlement. Place both parties on an equal footing.

FOOT'ING, ppr.

Dancing; treading; settling; adding a new foot.

FOOT'LESS, a.

Having no feet.

FOOT'LICK-ER, n.

A mean flatterer; a sycophant; a fawner. Shak.

FOOT'MAN, n.

1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot.
2. A menial servant; a runner; a servant in livery.

FOOT'MAN-SHIP, n.

The art or faculty of a runner. Hayward.

FOOT'MAN-TLE, n.

A garment to keep the gown clean in riding.

FOOT'MARK, n.

A track; mark of a foot. Coleridge.

FOOT'PACE, n.

A slow step, as in walking; a broad stair. Johnson.

FOOT'PAD, n.

A highwayman or robber on foot.

FOOT'PATH, n.

A narrow path or way for foot passengers only.

FOOT'PLOW, n.

A kind of swing-plow.

FOOT'POST, n.

A post or messenger that travels on foot. Carew.

FOOT'PRINT, n.

The mark of a foot. Moore.

FOOT'ROPE, n.

The lower bolt-rope, to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. Also, a horse or rope to support men when reefing, &c. Mar. Dict.

FOOT'ROT, n.

An ulcer in the feet of sheep.

FOOT'SHACK-LES, n. [plur.]

Shackles for the feet.

FOOT'SOL-DIER, n.

A soldier that serves on foot.

FOOT'STALK, n. [foot and stalk.]

In botany, a petiole; a partial stem supporting the leaf, or connecting it with the stem or branch. Sometimes, but rarely, the same foot-stalk supports both the leaf and fructification, as in Turnera and Hibiscus. Martyn.

FOOT'STALL, n.

A woman's stirrup. Johnson.

FOOT'STEP, n.

1. A track; the mark or impression of the foot. Locke.
2. Token; mark; visible sign of a course pursued; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom. Bentley. Footsteps, [plur.] example; as, follow the footsteps of good men. #2. Way; course. Ps. lxxvii.

FOOT'STOOL, n.

A stool for the feet; that which supports the feet of one when sitting. To make enemies a footstool, is to reduce them to entire subjection. Ps. cx.

FOOT'WA-LING, n.

The whole inside planks or lining of a ship. Cyc.

FOP, n. [Sp. and Port. guapo, spruce, gay, affected, foppish, affectedly nice; also in Sp. stout, bold, from the root of vapor, vapid; Sp. guapear, to brag. The Latin vappa, a senseless fellow, is evidently from the same root, with the sense of emptiness or lightness.]

A vain man of weak understanding and much ostentation; one whose ambition is to gain admiration by showy dress and pertness; a gay trifling man; a coxcomb.

FOP'DOO-DLE, n.

An insignificant fellow. [Vulgar and not used.] Hudibras.