footstall

foot·stall

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo t-stawl]
- /ˈfʊtˌstɔl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [foo t-stawl]
- /ˈfʊtˌstɔl/

Definitions of footstall word

noun footstall the stirrup of a woman's sidesaddle. 1
noun footstall Architecture. a pedestal, plinth, or base, as of a statue, column, or pier. 1
noun footstall The stirrup of a woman's saddle. 1
noun footstall the pedestal, plinth, or base of a column, pier, or statue 0
noun footstall the stirrup on a sidesaddle 0
noun footstall the pedestal or base of a column 0

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Origin of footstall

First appearance:

before 1575

One of the 34% oldest English words

First recorded in 1575-85; foot + stall1

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Parts of speech for Footstall

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Footstall

footstall popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

footstall usage trend in Literature

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