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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Fōol'stōnes, n.p. 529(Bot.) A certain plant, a species of orchis.
  2. Fŏot, n.p. 529The extremity below the ankle; that part of the body which treads the ground in standing or walking. 2. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table, or of a…
  3. Fŏot, v. i.p. 529To tread to measure or music; to dance; to skip. Dryden. 2. To walk;—opposed to ride or fly; commonly followed by it. If you are for a merry jaunt, I'll try, for once, who can foot it farthest.…
  4. Fŏot, v. t.p. 529To strike with the foot; to kick; to spurn. Shak. 2. To set on foot; to organize. [Obs.] What confederacy have you with the traitors Late footed in the kingdom? Shak. 3. To tread; as, to foot the…
  5. Fōōt'-ball, n.p. 530An inflated ball, usually made of bladder cased in leather, or of india-rubber, and kicked about in sport. Waller. 2. The sport of kicking the foot-ball. Arbuthnot.
  6. Fōōt'-bänd, n.p. 530(Mil.) A band of infantry.
  7. Fōōt'-bāth, n.p. 530A bathing of the feet; a vessel for this purpose.
  8. Fōōt'-bōard, n.p. 530A support for the foot; a board at the foot of a bed. 2. (Locomotives.) The platform on which the driver and fireman of a locomotive stand; the foot-plate.
  9. Fōōt'-boy, n.p. 530A menial; an attendant in livery; a footman. Swift.
  10. Fōōt'-bridge, n.p. 530A narrow bridge for foot passengers. Sidney.
  11. Fōōt'-clŏth, n.p. 530A sumpter cloth, or housings of a horse, which covered his body and reached down to his heels. [Obs.] Shak.
  12. Fōōt'ed, a.p. 530Provided with a foot; having a foot. “Footed like a goat.” Grew. 2. Having a foothold; established. Our king is footed in this land already. Shak.
  13. Fōōt′fall, n.p. 530A footstep. 2. A trip or stumble; a misstep. Shak.
  14. Fōōt'-fight, n.p. 530A conflict by persons on foot; — in opposition to a fight on horseback. Sidney.
  15. Fōōt'-glōve, n.p. 530A kind of stocking. [Obs.] The buskins and foot-gloves we wore. Defoe.
  16. Fōōt'-guärds, n. pl.p. 530Guards of infantry.
  17. Fōōt'-halt, n.p. 530A disease incident to sheep, and said to proceed from a worm which enters between the claws.
  18. Fōot'-hill, n.p. 530A hill lying at the foot of a range of mountains, as in Piedmont.
  19. Fōōt'-hōld, n.p. 530A holding with the feet; that which sustains the feet firmly, and prevents them from slipping or moving; that on which one may tread or rest securely. J'Estrange.
  20. Fōōt'-hŏt, adv.p. 530Immediately; — a word borrowed from hunting. Gower.
  21. Fōōt'ing, n.p. 530Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. In ascents, every step gained is a footing and help to the next. Holder. 2. Firm position; established place; basis…
  22. Fōōt'less, a.p. 530Having no feet.
  23. Fōōt'-lick'er, n.p. 530A mean flatterer; a sycophant; a fawner; a lick-spittle. Shak.
  24. Fōōt'-light, n.p. 530One of a row of lights in front of the stage in a theater, &c., and on a level therewith.
  25. Fōōt’man, n.p. 530A soldier who marches and fights on foot. 2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, &c.; a runner.
  26. Fōōt'man-shĭp, n.p. 530The art or faculty of a foot-man.
  27. Fōōt'-măn/tle, n.p. 530A long garment to keep the gown clean in riding.
  28. Fōōt'-märk, n.p. 530A mark of a foot; a foot-print; a track or vestige. Coleridge.
  29. Fōōt'-mūff, n.p. 530A receptacle for the feet, lined with fur, &c., for keeping them warm in winter.
  30. Fōōt'-nōte, n.p. 530A note of reference at the foot of a page.
  31. Fōōt'-pāçe, n.p. 530A slow pace or step, as in walking. Johnson. 2. A stair broader than the rest of a flight. Gwilt. 3. A dais, or elevated platform.
  32. Fōōt'-pād, n.p. 530A highwayman, or robber on foot.
  33. Fōōt'-pāge, n.p. 530An errand boy; a common attendant. W. Scott.
  34. Fōōt'-plāte, n.p. 530(Locomotives.) See FOOT-BOARD.
  35. Fōōt'-plow or Fōōt'-plough, n.p. 530A kind of swing-plow.
  36. Fōōt'-pōst, n.p. 530A post or messenger that travels on foot. Carew.
  37. Fōōt'-pound, n.p. 530(Mech.) The unit of energy or of work done; viz., one pound avoirdupois raised, or acting through, the distance of one foot.
  38. Foot'-print, n.p. 530The impression of the foot; a trace or foot-mark. W. Irving. 2. (Geol.) An impression of the foot of an animal on sandstone, made when it was in a soft state.
  39. Fōōt'-rāce, n.p. 530A race by men on foot.
  40. Fōōt'-rōpe, n.p. 530(Naut.) (a.) The rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling;—formerly called a horse. (b.) That part of the bolt-rope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. Dana.
  41. Fōōt'-rōt, n.p. 530An ulcer in the feet of sheep.
  42. Fōōt'-rūle, n.p. 530A rule or measure twelve inches long.
  43. Fōōts, n. pl.p. 530The settlings of oil, molasses, &c., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead. Simmonds.
  44. Fōōt'-sōl'dier, n.p. 530(Mil.) A soldier that serves on foot.
  45. Fōōt'-sōre, a.p. 530Having tender or sore feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle.
  46. Fōōt'stalk, n.p. 530(Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of a flower; a petiole, pedicel, or peduncle. London.
  47. Fōōt'stall, n.p. 530A woman's stirrup. Johnson.
  48. Fōōt'stēp, n.p. 530The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom. How on the faltering footsteps of decay Youth presses. Bryant.…
  49. Fōōt'stōōl, n.p. 530A stool for the feet; that which supports the feet of one when sitting.
  50. Fōōt'-stōve, n.p. 530A contrivance intended to keep the feet warm; a foot-warmer.
  51. Fōōt'-vălve, n.p. 530(Steam-eng.) The valve that opens to the air-pump from the condenser.
  52. Fōōt'-wāl'ing, n.p. 530(Naut.) The inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor-timbers. Totten.
  53. Fōōt'-warm'er, n.p. 530A contrivance for warming the feet; a foot-stove.
  54. Fōōt'wāy, n.p. 530A foot-path; a passage for pedestrians only.
  55. Fōōt'-wōrn, a.p. 530Worn by, or wearied in, the feet; as, a foot-worn path or traveler.
  56. Fōōt'y, a.p. 530Having foots, or settlings; as, footy oil, molasses, &c. [Eng.]
  57. Fōp, n.p. 530(Cf. to fob, and Ger. foppen, to make a fool of one, jeer.) One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress and pertness; a gay, trifling fellow; a coxcomb; a dandy.
  58. Fōp'-dōo'dle, n.p. 530An insignificant fellow. [Obs. and low.] Hudibras.
  59. Fōp'ling, n.p. 530A petty fop. “As a vulgar fopling or a party-colored buffoon.” Landor.
  60. Fōp'per-y, n.p. 530The behavior, manners, dress, or the like, of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show or importance; showy folly. 2. Folly; impertinence; foolery. Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter / My sober…