Emily Dickinson Lexicon

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.