Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

footbinding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
foot-bind-ing
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The old Chinese custom of binding women's feet with cloth to prevent them from growing with age.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The material used to bind feet for this reason.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From foot + binding.

Usage

Inflected Forms

footbindings (plural) foot binding (alternative) foot-binding (alternative)

Phrases

lotus foot

Frequently Paired Words

lotus foot

Questions

What does footbinding mean?
The old Chinese custom of binding women's feet with cloth to prevent them from growing with age.
Where does footbinding come from?
From foot + binding.

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