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footstool

[foot-stool] / ˈfʊtˌstul /
NOUN
footrest
Synonyms


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If you’re in an exit row, you might also have enough space to place a small inflatable footstool like the one from Sunany available on Amazon.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

Lanoba’s first sale was a footstool to a psychologist in Manhattan, which Balderskilde delivered to the buyer’s office.

From Seattle Times Aug. 3, 2023

Prince William, pictured in shorts and a khaki polo shirt, is sitting on a gold footstool alongside his wife in a long-sleeved dark green summer dress.

From BBC Dec. 10, 2021

A mismatched loveseat and footstool, brought back to life in vintage deadstock fabric.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2021

Mr. Grin picked up the footstool and moved it around the table.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

But before the aliens arrive, in the form of cute little furry “pouffes” that resemble comfy footstools, we get to know Su and Jack.

From Washington Times Sep. 30, 2020

People were listening: in the three months after the video aired, the company sold 195,000 footstools, and grossed more than $7m.

From The Guardian Nov. 30, 2018

Everybody stands on footstools around the maple-wood prep table to gain the leverage needed to make dough in big stainless-steel bowls.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 15, 2018

Men sat in groups outside on footstools, and everyone walked down the middle of the street, where the weight of a thousand eyes produces a strange feeling of both protection and surveillance.

From New York Times Jul. 20, 2016

It was stuffy and cluttered, yet nobody could say it was uncomfortable; there were soft chairs and footstools, drinks and books, boxes of chocolates and plump cushions.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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