instep
from
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
instep
n 1: the arch of the foot
2: the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the
foot
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Instep \In"step\, n. [Formerly also {instop}, {instup}.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front
of the ankle joint.
[1913 Webster]
2. The part of a shoe, boot, or stocking covering the
instep[1].
[PJC]
3. That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals,
between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "instep":
arch, clubfoot, digit, dog, extremity, fetlock, foot, forefoot,
forepaw, harefoot, heel, hoof, pad, pastern, patte, paw,
pedal extremity, pedes, pes, pied, pug, sole, splayfoot, toe,
tootsy, trotter, ungula
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