lotus foot
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A foot whose shape has been altered by footbinding.
Example Sentences
- "Well I made some exhibition, I lost my will to eat / The only thing that matters to me is to touch your lotus feet"
- "The tiny “lotus foot” in its delicate silken shoe was seen as one of the most attractive qualities in a prospective bride; the smaller the foot, the more sexually pleasing the girl was. More recent studies have shown that foot-binding was likely practiced not purely for the sake of marriage, but also to keep girls at home and engaged in handicrafts, such as spinning cotton, in order to contribute to their family’s income."