feet 音标拼音: [f'it]
n . 脚(
pl . ),尺,韵脚
脚(),尺,韵脚
Foot \
Foot \ (
f [
oo ^]
t ),
n .;
pl . {
Feet } (
f [=
e ]
t ). [
OE .
fot ,
foot ,
pl .
fet ,
feet .
AS .
f [=
o ]
t ,
pl .
f [=
e ]
t ;
akin to D .
voet ,
OHG .
fuoz ,
G .
fuss ,
Icel .
f [=
o ]
tr ,
Sw .
fot ,
Dan .
fod ,
Goth .
f [=
o ]
tus ,
L .
pes ,
Gr .
poy `
s ,
Skr .
p [=
a ]
d ,
Icel .
fet step ,
pace measure of a foot ,
feta to step ,
find one '
s way .
[
root ]
77 ,
250 .
Cf . {
Antipodes }, {
Cap -
a -
pie }, {
Expedient },
{
Fet }
to fetch , {
Fetlock }, {
Fetter }, {
Pawn }
a piece in chess ,
{
Pedal }.]
1 . (
Anat .)
The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal ;
esp .,
the part below the ankle or wrist ;
that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing ,
or moves .
See {
Manus },
and {
Pes }.
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2 . (
Zool .)
The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk .
It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body ,
often in the form of a flat disk ,
as in snails .
See Illust .
of {
Buccinum }.
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3 .
That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal ;
as ,
the foot of a table ;
the foot of a stocking .
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4 .
The lowest part or base ;
the ground part ;
the bottom ,
as of a mountain ,
column ,
or page ;
also ,
the last of a row or series ;
the end or extremity ,
esp .
if associated with inferiority ;
as ,
the foot of a hill ;
the foot of the procession ;
the foot of a class ;
the foot of the bed ;;
the foot of the page .
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And now at foot Of heaven '
s ascent they lift their feet . --
Milton .
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5 .
Fundamental principle ;
basis ;
plan ; --
used only in the singular .
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Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason .
--
Berkeley .
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6 .
Recognized condition ;
rank ;
footing ; --
used only in the singular . [
R .]
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As to his being on the foot of a servant . --
Walpole .
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7 .
A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches ;
one third of a yard .
See {
Yard }.
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Note :
This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of a man '
s foot .
It differs in length in different countries .
In the United States and in England it is 304 .
8 millimeters .
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8 . (
Mil .)
Soldiers who march and fight on foot ;
the infantry ,
usually designated as the foot ,
in distinction from the cavalry . "
Both horse and foot ." --
Milton .
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9 . (
Pros .)
A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse ,
the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length ,
but in modern poetry by the accent .
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10 . (
Naut .)
The lower edge of a sail .
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Note :
Foot is often used adjectively ,
signifying of or pertaining to a foot or the feet ,
or to the base or lower part .
It is also much used as the first of compounds .
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{
Foot artillery }. (
Mil .)
(
a )
Artillery soldiers serving in foot .
(
b )
Heavy artillery . --
Farrow .
{
Foot bank } (
Fort .),
a raised way within a parapet .
{
Foot barracks } (
Mil .),
barracks for infantery .
{
Foot bellows },
a bellows worked by a treadle . --
Knight .
{
Foot company } (
Mil .),
a company of infantry . --
Milton .
{
Foot gear },
covering for the feet ,
as stocking ,
shoes ,
or boots .
{
Foot hammer } (
Mach .),
a small tilt hammer moved by a treadle .
{
Foot iron }.
(
a )
The step of a carriage .
(
b )
A fetter .
{
Foot jaw }. (
Zool .)
See {
Maxilliped }.
{
Foot key } (
Mus .),
an organ pedal .
{
Foot level } (
Gunnery ),
a form of level used in giving any proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance .
--
Farrow .
{
Foot mantle },
a long garment to protect the dress in riding ;
a riding skirt . [
Obs .]
{
Foot page },
an errand boy ;
an attendant . [
Obs .]
{
Foot passenger },
one who passes on foot ,
as over a road or bridge .
{
Foot pavement },
a paved way for foot passengers ;
a footway ;
a trottoir .
{
Foot poet },
an inferior poet ;
a poetaster . [
R .] --
Dryden .
{
Foot post }.
(
a )
A letter carrier who travels on foot .
(
b )
A mail delivery by means of such carriers .
{
Fot pound }, & {
Foot poundal }. (
Mech .)
See {
Foot pound }
and {
Foot poundal },
in the Vocabulary .
{
Foot press } (
Mach .),
a cutting ,
embossing ,
or printing press ,
moved by a treadle .
{
Foot race },
a race run by persons on foot . --
Cowper .
{
Foot rail },
a railroad rail ,
with a wide flat flange on the lower side .
{
Foot rot },
an ulcer in the feet of sheep ;
claw sickness .
{
Foot rule },
a rule or measure twelve inches long .
{
Foot screw },
an adjusting screw which forms a foot ,
and serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an uneven place .
{
Foot secretion }. (
Zool .)
See {
Sclerobase }.
{
Foot soldier },
a soldier who serves on foot .
{
Foot stick } (
Printing ),
a beveled piece of furniture placed against the foot of the page ,
to hold the type in place .
{
Foot stove },
a small box ,
with an iron pan ,
to hold hot coals for warming the feet .
{
Foot tubercle }. (
Zool .)
See {
Parapodium }.
{
Foot valve } (
Steam Engine ),
the valve that opens to the air pump from the condenser .
{
Foot vise },
a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by a treadle .
{
Foot waling } (
Naut .),
the inside planks or lining of a vessel over the floor timbers . --
Totten .
{
Foot wall } (
Mining ),
the under wall of an inclosed vein .
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{
By foot },
or {
On foot },
by walking ;
as ,
to pass a stream on foot .
{
Cubic foot }.
See under {
Cubic }.
{
Foot and mouth disease },
a contagious disease (
Eczema epizo ["
o ]
tica )
of cattle ,
sheep ,
swine ,
etc .,
characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in the mouth and about the hoofs .
{
Foot of the fine } (
Law ),
the concluding portion of an acknowledgment in court by which ,
formerly ,
the title of land was conveyed .
See {
Fine of land },
under {
Fine },
n .;
also {
Chirograph }. (
b ).
{
Square foot }.
See under {
Square }.
{
To be on foot },
to be in motion ,
action ,
or process of execution .
{
To keep the foot } (
Script .),
to preserve decorum . "
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God ." --
Eccl .
v .
1 .
{
To put one '
s foot down },
to take a resolute stand ;
to be determined . [
Colloq .]
{
To put the best foot foremost },
to make a good appearance ;
to do one '
s best . [
Colloq .]
{
To set on foot },
to put in motion ;
to originate ;
as ,
to set on foot a subscription .
{
To } {
put one on his feet },
or {
set one on his feet },
to put one in a position to go on ;
to assist to start .
{
Under foot }.
(
a )
Under the feet ; (
Fig .)
at one '
s mercy ;
as ,
to trample under foot . --
Gibbon .
(
b )
Below par . [
Obs .] "
They would be forced to sell . . .
far under foot ." --
Bacon .
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Feet \
Feet \,
n .
pl .
See {
Foot }.
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Feet \
Feet \,
n . [
See {
Feat },
n .]
Fact ;
performance . [
Obs .]
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