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

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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Word Origin and History for footstool

footstool

also foot-stool, 1520s, from foot (n.) + stool.