footstool

[ foo t-stool ]

/ ˈfʊtˌstul /

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noun

a low stool upon which to rest one's feet when seated.

RELATED WORDS

ottoman, stool, hassock

Nearby words

footstall, footstep, footsteps editor, footstock, footstone, footstool, footwall, footway, footwear, footwell, footwork

Origin of footstool

First recorded in 1520–30; foot + stool

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Examples from the Web for footstool

She had also her little rocking-chair and footstool frilled and cushioned with it.
Madelon|Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Then I had a low easy chair drawn to the chimney corner, and a footstool, and had my baby back again.
The Days of My Life|Mrs. Oliphant
The iron box was again put into the carriage, and was used by Lizzie as a footstool.
The Eustace Diamonds|Anthony Trollope
We get at four repeated images—a curtain, a throne, a sceptre, and a footstool.
Table-Talk|William Hazlitt

Cursa (Ker´ sa), β Eridani, "the footstool of the central one," or "the chair or throne."
A Field Book of the Stars|William Tyler Olcott

British Dictionary definitions for footstool

footstool

/ (ˈfʊtˌstuːl) /

noun

a low stool used for supporting or resting the feet of a seated person

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