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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}. [ 1913 Webster] 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}. [ 1913 Webster] 3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] And now at foot Of heaven' s ascent they lift their feet. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the singular. [ 1913 Webster] Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason. -- Berkeley. [ 1913 Webster] 6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the singular. [ R.] [ 1913 Webster] As to his being on the foot of a servant. -- Walpole. [ 1913 Webster] 7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See { Yard}. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] 10. ( Naut.) The lower edge of a sail. [ 1913 Webster] 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. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
Feet \ Feet\, n. pl. See { Foot}. [ 1913 Webster]
Feet \ Feet\, n. [ See { Feat}, n.] Fact; performance. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] |
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