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footcloth

[ foot-klawth, -kloth ]

noun

, plural foot·cloths [foot, -klaw, th, z, -klo, th, z, -klawths, -kloths].
  1. a carpet or rug.
  2. a richly ornamented caparison for a horse, hanging to the ground.

footcloth

/ ˈfʊtˌklɒθ /

noun

  1. an obsolete word for caparison
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of footcloth1

1300–50; Middle English. See foot, cloth
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Example Sentences

An it please your grace, Shall I use my coach, or footcloth mule?

The Earl of Northumberland hath a blue coat, broidered with gold, and a footcloth of the same.

He rideth a white horse, and hath a scarlet footcloth, all powdered over with ostrich feathers in gold.

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