footpace
Americannoun
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walking pace.
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a raised portion of a floor; platform.
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a landing or resting place at the end of a short flight of steps.
noun
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a normal or walking pace
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Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church): predella. the platform immediately before an altar at the top of the altar steps
Etymology
Origin of footpace
Example Sentences
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The Cossacks rode forward silently, now at a footpace, then at a trot, and these changes were the only incidents that interrupted for a moment the stillness and solemnity of their movements.
From The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy, Count
"I think you must have taken Uncle Sidney unawares," said Alicia, when the caravan was toiling at a slow footpace along the rough wagon road paralleling the Horse Creek grade.
From Empire Builders by Jay Hambidge
He had clothed himself in mean apparel, and rode at a footpace straight to the city, where dwelt the daughter of the King.
From French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France by Marie de France
Gradually the train slackened, until it was almost at a footpace.
From A Trip to Manitoba by Mary FitzGibbon
At the upper end, upon a footpace and carpet, stood the Protector, with a chair of state behind him, and divers of his Council and servants about him.
From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by David Masson
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