Footcloth

noun

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Noun

1
A housing or caparison for a horse. historical
"Behind Lord Howard and the Dame, Fair Margaret on her palfrey came, Whose footcloth swept the ground."

Synonyms

footwrap footwrap

Example

"Behind Lord Howard and the Dame, Fair Margaret on her palfrey came, Whose footcloth swept the ground."

Etymology

From foot + cloth.

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