Word Meanings - FOOTMAN - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A moth of the family Lithosidæ; -- so called from its livery- like colors. (more info) 1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier. 2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table,

Additional info about word: FOOTMAN

A moth of the family Lithosidæ; -- so called from its livery- like colors. (more info) 1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier. 2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc. 3. Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's carriage; a runner. Prior. 4. A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm before a fire.

Related words: (words related to FOOTMAN)

• WHOSESOEVER
  The possessive of whosoever. See Whosoever.
• CALLOSUM
  The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus.
• CALLOW
  1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged. An in the leafy summit, spied a nest, Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed. Dryden. 2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth. I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid. Old Play .
• WAITINGLY
  By waiting.
• CALLE
  A kind of head covering; a caul. Chaucer.
• TABLER
  1. One who boards. 2. One who boards others for hire. B. Jonson.
• SOLDIERLY
  Like or becoming a real soldier; brave; martial; heroic; honorable; soldierlike. "Soldierly discipline." Sir P. Sidney.
• SOLDIERLIKE
  Like a soldier; soldierly.
• TABLEAU VIVANT
  See 2
• TABLEMAN
  A man at draughts; a piece used in playing games at tables. See Table, n., 10. Bacon.
• FAMILY
  A groupe of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zoölogy
• CARRIAGEABLE
  Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages. Ruskin.
• CALL
  callen, AS. ceallin; akin to Icel & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen 1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon; as, to call a servant. Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain Shak. 2. To summon to the discharge of a particular
• LIVERY
  gift of clothes made by the master to his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to The act of delivering possession of lands or tenements. The writ by which possession is obtained. Note: It
• ATTENDMENT
  An attendant circumstance. The uncomfortable attendments of hell. Sir T. Browne.
• CALLIOPE
  The Muse that presides over eloquence and heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine Muses. (more info) beautiful) +
• CALLOT
  A plant coif or skullcap. Same as Calotte. B. Jonson.
• CALLIGRAPHIC; CALLIGRAPHICAL
  Of or pertaining to calligraphy. Excellence in the calligraphic act. T. Warton.
• CALLOSE
  Furnished with protuberant or hardened spots.
• TABLESPOON
  A spoon of the largest size commonly used at the table; -- distinguished from teaspoon, dessert spoon, etc.
• IMPALATABLE
  Unpalatable.
• MOUNTABLE
  Such as can be mounted.
• MISINTERPRETABLE
  Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.
• GYMNASTICALLY
  In a gymnastic manner.
• UNWARRANTABLE
  Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper. -- Un*war"rant*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un*war"rant*a*bly, adv.
• POSTABLE
  Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. W. Montagu.
• IMPREVENTABLE
  Not preventable; invitable.
• HYPERCRITICALLY
  In a hypercritical manner.
• ACCEPTABLE
  Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
• UNEMPIRICALLY
  Not empirically; without experiment or experience.
• SUPPORTABLE
  Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured; endurable. -- Sup*port"a*ble*ness, n. -- Sup*port"a*bly, adv.
• SCALLION
  A kind of small onion , native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot. 2. Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a thick stem like a leek. Amer. Cyc.
• INTESTABLE
  Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.