Part 4462

<hw>Foot"fall`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt><def>A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<blockquote>Seraphim, whose <b>footfalls</b> tinkled on the tufted floor. <i>Poe<?/.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Footfight</h1> <Xpage=580>

<hw>Foot"fight`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A conflict by persons on foot; -- distinguished from a fight on horseback.</def>

<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i>

<h1>Footglove</h1> <Xpage=580>

<hw>Foot"glove`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A kind of stocking.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Foot Guards</h1> <Xpage=580>

<hw>Foot" Guards`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>pl.</tt> <def>Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Foothalt</h1> <Xpage=580>

<hw>Foot"halt`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A disease affecting the feet of sheep.</def>

<h1>Foothill</h1> <Xpage=580>

<hw>Foot"hill`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A low hill at the foot of highe<?/ hills or mountains.</def>

<h1>Foothold</h1> <Xpage=580>

<hw>Foot"hold`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A holding with the feet; firm<?/ standing; that on which one may treead or rest securely; footing.</def>

<i>L'Estrange.</i>

<h1>Foothook</h1> <Xpage=580>

<hw>Foot"hook`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>See <er>Futtock</er>.</def>

<h1>Foothot</h1> <Xpage=580>

<hw>Foot"hot`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Hastily; immediately; instantly; on the spot; hotfloot.</def>

<i>Gower.</i>

<blockquote>Custance have they taken anon, <b>foothot</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Footing</h1> <Xpage=580>

<hw>Foot"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.</def>

<blockquote>In ascent, every st<?/p gained is a <b>footing</b> and help to the next. <i>Holder.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Standing; position; established place; basis for operation; permanent settlement; foothold.</def>

<blockquote>As soon as he had obtained a <b>footing</b> at court, the charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>