footstool

noun

foot·​stool ˈfu̇t-ˌstül How to pronounce footstool (audio)
: a low stool used to support the feet

Examples of footstool in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Made from 100 percent ABS plastic, this footrest has a three-step, pop-and-go set-up process and functions like a footstool to create a platform to rest your feet on while flying. Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2024 In each, every wall is covered with the stuff, which also forms the sink basin, toilet-paper holders, and matching footstools. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 1 Sep. 2023 This natural wood tea tray can be positioned on your footstool with a few essential items – perhaps a few reading books or a vase. Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023 This durable bean bag includes memory foam filling and a bonus footstool. Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023 The brand also makes matching footstools, which can be purchased separately or in a set with a matching bean bag. Samantha S. Thorpe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023 Everything from bed frames to storage containers to footstools all came clad in the looped upholstery. Mia Mercado, Curbed, 15 Sep. 2023 There was a Crimson Outdoors baseball cap on the floor, to-go box of brisket on an end table, and the Ox News Sentinel on a footstool near the door. Hazlitt, 14 June 2023 Proteus, as Amazon calls this machine, is not like other industrial robots, which are generally as expressive and aware of their surroundings as actual footstools. Will Knight, WIRED, 26 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of footstool was in 1530

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“Footstool.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footstool. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

footstool

noun
foot·​stool -ˌstül How to pronounce footstool (audio)
: a low stool to support the feet

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