footcloth en · NOUN
Etymology
From foot + cloth.
Meanings
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(historical) A housing or caparison for a horse.
Behind Lord Howard and the Dame, Fair Margaret on her palfrey came, Whose footcloth swept the ground.
1805, Sir Walter Scott, The Lay of the Last Minstrel:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| footcloths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |