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Furniture. any of various kinds of feet to a cabriole leg, as club, slipper, trifid, or web, having the form of a flattened extension of its lines.[1730-40]
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pad foot — noun Etymology: pad (I) : club foot * * * Furniture. any of various kinds of feet to a cabriole leg, as club, slipper, trifid, or web, having the form of a flattened extension of its lines. [1730 40] * * * pad foot, a flattened ornamental foot at … Useful english dictionary
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pad — pad1 [pad] n. [echoic, but infl. by PAD3] the dull sound made by a footstep or staff on the ground pad2 [pad] n. [? var. of POD1] 1. a soft, stuffed saddle 2. anything made of or stuffed wi … English World dictionary
pad — Ⅰ. pad [1] ► NOUN 1) a thick piece of soft or absorbent material. 2) the fleshy underpart of an animal s foot or of a human finger. 3) a protective guard worn over a part of the body by a sports player. 4) a number of sheets of blank paper… … English terms dictionary
Pad Feet (Dutch foot or Club Foot) — Pad Feet are rounded flat pads or disks at the end of furniture legs. Pad feet are sometimes at the end of a cabriole leg on furniture.Where pad feet can be seenPad feet can be on tables, chairs, and some early sofas.HistoryPad feet were first… … Wikipedia
foot|pad — «FUT PAD», noun. 1. a highway robber who goes on foot only. 2. one of the cushioned or padded feet of a soft landing spacecraft: »The footpads, about 37 inches in diameter, are made of 2 layers of spun aluminum bonded to an aluminum honeycomb… … Useful english dictionary
foot — [foot] n. pl. feet [ME fot < OE, akin to Ger fuss < IE * pōd , var. of base * pēd , foot, to go > Sans pad , Gr pous, L pes] 1. the end part of the leg, on which a person or animal stands or moves 2. a thing like a foot in some way;… … English World dictionary
pad — (p[a^]d), n. [D. pad. [root]21. See {Path}.] 1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. An easy paced horse; a padnag. Addison [1913 Webster] An abbot on an ambling pad. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 3. A robber that infests the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pad — Pad, v. t. To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Padding the streets for half a crown. Somerville. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pad — Pad, v. i. 1. To travel heavily or slowly. Bunyan. [1913 Webster] 2. To rob on foot. [Obs.] Cotton Mather. [1913 Webster] 3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
