Greek foot

noun

The ancient Greek, Byzantine, or early modern Greek unit of distance derived from the shod foot and roughly equivalent to the English foot unit.

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pous
OriginAncient Greek πούς →
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Meanings

Greek foot1

nounGreek foot (plural Greek feet)

plural Greek feet

  1. The ancient Greek, Byzantine, or early modern Greek unit of distance derived from the shod foot and roughly equivalent to the English foot unit.

    Synonyms: pous

Greek foot2

nounGreek foot (countable and uncountable, plural Greek feet)

plural Greek feet

  1. countableartA foot with a second toe longer than the hallux.
  2. countableuncountablemedicineMorton's toe

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe ancient Greek, Byzantine, or early modern Greek unit of distance derived from the shod foot and roughly equivalent to the English foot unit.

Similar
pous
Also see
morton's toepous

Origin

Greek foot · noun

  1. Ancient Greekπούς“foot”
  2. EnglishGreek foot

Calque of Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”), qualified to distinguish it from other measures of the foot.

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Greek foot · noun

From Greek artists' preference for bare feet exhibiting a second toe longer than the hallux, as opposed to the Egyptian statues which used a longer big toe.

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