footrest

American  

[foot-rest] / ˈfʊtˌrɛst /

noun

1. a support for a person's feet, as an attachment to a barber's chair or a dentist's chair.

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footrest British  

/ ˈfʊtˌrɛst /

noun

1. something that provides a support for the feet, such as a low stool, rail, etc

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Etymology

Origin of footrest

First recorded in 1860–65; foot + rest ¹

Example Sentences

Sure, you can recline the seat or pop up a footrest, but no adjustments you can make will compare to sleeping in a real horizontal bed.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022

Also consider a footrest to help support your back, a monitor riser or a larger monitor.

From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2021

A year later, I still have my pile of library books, tucked in a box that I use as a footrest at my desk.

From The Verge • Mar. 11, 2021

In the movie’s most ferocious scene, the chair rises up on its footrest and launches an attack, eyes aglow.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2019

Finn jabbed the shovel into the earth, stamped on the footrest, tossed the dirt over his shoulder, jabbed, stamped, tossed, jabbed, stamped, tossed.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby