Meaning of Footstool | Babel Free
ˈfʊtˌstuːlDefinitions
- A low stool for supporting the feet while seated.
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Anything trodden upon or treated as subservient. figuratively
Equivalents
العربية
مسند القدمين
Ελληνικά
υποπόδιο
Français
repose-pied
Magyar
zsámoly
日本語
足載せ台
Latina
scabellum
Te Reo Māori
tūrangawaewae
Македонски
табуретка
Nederlands
voetbankje
Português
escabelo
Kiswahili
kibao
Tagalog
timbanin
Türkçe
tabure
Examples
“In Christianity, the world is called the footstool of Christ; in this Sumerian vision, the awakened body would be called the bed of the Queen of Heaven.”
“Thereafter, when I have eaten and drunken and made merry in my royal palace at Carcë, I will sail with my armies over the teeming deep to many-mountained Demonland. And it shall be my footstool, and these other Demons the slaves of me, yea, and the slaves of my slaves.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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