footcloth
[ foot-klawth, -kloth ]
/ ˈfʊtˌklɔθ, -ˈklɒθ /
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noun, plural foot·cloths [foot-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths]. /ˈfʊtˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/.
a carpet or rug.
a richly ornamented caparison for a horse, hanging to the ground.
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Example sentences from the Web for footcloth
An it please your grace, Shall I use my coach, or footcloth mule?
The Plays of Philip Massinger|Philip MassingerThe Earl of Northumberland hath a blue coat, broidered with gold, and a footcloth of the same.
Mistress Margery|Emily Sarah HoltHe rideth a white horse, and hath a scarlet footcloth, all powdered over with ostrich feathers in gold.
Mistress Margery|Emily Sarah Holt
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