footwrap

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US/ˈfʊtˌɹæp/

noun

A strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing, absorb sweat and improve the foothold.

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footclothbandagesragsportyanka
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Meanings

nounfootwrap (plural footwraps)

plural footwraps

  1. A strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing, absorb sweat and improve the foothold.

    Synonyms: footcloth, bandages, rags, portyanka

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA strip of cloth worn around the feet before the wide availability of socks or to avoid chafing, absorb sweat and improve the foothold.

Similar
footclothbandagesragsportyanka

Origin

From foot + wrap.

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Translations

Bulgarian парте́нка
  • парте́нка (parténka)a strip of cloth worn around the feet
Chinese Mandarin 包腳布 /包脚布
  • 包腳布 /包脚布 (bāojiǎobù)a strip of cloth worn around the feet
Czech onuce, ovinka
  • onucea strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • ovinkaa strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • zavinovačkaa strip of cloth worn around the feet
Finnish jalkarätti
  • jalkarättia strip of cloth worn around the feet
French chaussette russe
  • chaussette russea strip of cloth worn around the feet
German Fußlappen
  • Fußlappena strip of cloth worn around the feet
Japanese ポルチャンキ
  • ポルチャンキ (poruchanki)a strip of cloth worn around the feet
Korean 발싸개
  • 발싸개 (balssagae)a strip of cloth worn around the feet
Polish onuca
  • onucaa strip of cloth worn around the feet
Russian портя́нка, ону́ча
  • портя́нка (portjánka)a strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • ону́ча (onúča)a strip of cloth worn around the feet
Slovak onuca, ovinka
  • onucaa strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • ovinkaa strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • ovinovačkaa strip of cloth worn around the feet
Ukrainian ону́ча
  • ону́ча (onúča)a strip of cloth worn around the feet
Vietnamese vải bọc chân, xà cạp
  • vải bọc châna strip of cloth worn around the feet
  • xà cạpa strip of cloth worn around the feet
Cite this entry
APA

footwrap. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footwrap

MLA

“footwrap.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footwrap. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “footwrap,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/footwrap.

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