Instep

//ˈɪnˌstɛp// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.

    "high instep"

  2. 2
    the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot wordnet
  3. 3
    A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot.
  4. 4
    the arch of the foot wordnet
  5. 5
    In horses, the hind leg from the ham to the pastern joint.

Synonyms

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archclubfootdigitdogextremityfetlock

Example

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"The hair on the instep of the foot of the stepfather of Father Pedro's mason is black. Whoever says the hair of the inset of the foot of the stepfather of Father Pedro's mason isn't black has blacker hair on the instep of the foot than the black hair of the instep of the foot of the stepfather of Father Pedro's mason."

Etymology

From in- + step.

Related phrases

instep borer

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