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View synonyms for footpace

footpace

[ foot-peys ]

noun

  1. walking pace.
  2. a raised portion of a floor; platform.
  3. a landing or resting place at the end of a short flight of steps.


footpace

/ ˈfʊtˌpeɪs /

noun

  1. a normal or walking pace
  2. Also called (in the Roman Catholic Church)predella the platform immediately before an altar at the top of the altar steps
“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 footpace1

First recorded in 1530–40; foot + pace 1
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Example Sentences

It stands upon four shafts, the lower portions of which are of dark marble resting on the moulded footpace round the altar.

The carriage rolled on, gently swaying and lurching: Lavrtzky proceeded homeward at a footpace.

On our way back we rode a footpace, while the captain, now ready enough to talk, answered my many questions.

The footpace is also old, and placed exactly in the centre of the apse.

The scamel is simply the footpace of the altar on which she has been set.

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