But the case is otherwise; for to each bench there is a board raised a foot from the deck, which serves as a footstool to the rowers, under which the water passes.
Imagine six men, naked as when born, chained to their seats, sitting with one foot on a block of timber fixed to the footstool or stretcher, the other lifted up against the bench before them, holding in their hands an oar of enormous size.
Ibrahim, prince of Shirwan, or Albania, kissed thefootstool of the Imperial throne.
In the night, they stole away the footstool or foot-cloth of his throne, which they secretly replaced with the decoration of a satirical picture.
He has never seen you at his footstool deploring the error of your ways, and praying for mercy.
I read the 23d Psalm, on which I made a few appropriate remarks, and then bowed before the footstool of the Divine throne.
Her heart was full, and she gave vent to her enraptured feeling at the footstool of His throne who had caused grace to abound where sin had been reigning nigh unto death.
Maria insists on having a footstool to kneel on--she ain't satisfied with jest standing with jined hands before the preacher, like her pa and ma did before she was born.
On a dainty, rose-decked tray beside her chair there were the half of a broiled chicken, a thin glass of port, and a plate of buttered waffles; and near her high footstool a big yellow cat was busily lapping a saucer of new milk.
There is enough of coldness and formality in my best approaches to Thy footstool to lead Thee in Thy wrath to spurn me forever away, and to mingle my blood with my sacrifices!
Lord, I dare not have ventured to bow at thy footstool in my own merits.
O God, on this the close of another day, I desire to approach the footstool of Thy throne.
I desire to draw near this night with holy boldness to the footstool of Thy throne, rejoicing that I can look up to Thee as my Father in heaven.
How hath the LORD covered the daughter of Zion with a cloud in his anger, and cast down from heaven unto the earth the beauty of Israel, and remembered not his footstool in the day of his anger!
Inch by inch, slinging the footstool by a leg, he moved toward the spot from which Thor's panting breath seemed to proceed.
As he did so he touched the legs of a footstool which suggested its use at once.
Jenny was standing near the fire beside Powers, who kept shifting his head about on the footstool with stiff awkward movements.
She propped Powers's head on a footstooland rose to her feet.
They take the place of the usual footstool in front of the boudoir easy chair, or beside the day bed or chaise-longue, or beside the large bed, for that matter.
Two of those graceful chairs of the Louis Seize period and a smallfootstool completed the furnishing of this room.
There is a little footstool covered with brocaded violet velvet, with just a thread of green showing on the background.
But the half-nude pair acting as her footstool uttered no cry.
The man on the footstool smiled despite the jester's theme, a smile that had more scorn in it than sympathy.
Reverend sire," quoth the man on the footstool with some tightening of the upper lip, "you bulk too big for your frock, methinks.
When he heard that Antinous began to curse and to swear, and lifting the footstool he hurled it with all his force at the retreating figure of Odysseus.
He brought her a footstool too, and with persuasive fingers untied and took off her bonnet--which supplementary arrangements Miss Bezac surveyed with folded hands and great admiration.
You need not be frightened," he said softly, as keeping one hand in his clasp he led her back to where he had been standing; then placed her in a great downy easy chair in that corner of the fireplace, and drew up a footstool for her feet.
Sit down," he said, indicating a footstool in front of him; and Mrs. Whitaker obeyed.
She sat down on a low chair and drew me to a footstoolbeside her.
Ida was not leaning on the little old lady's footstool now.
I jumped out of bed, put the footstool into the chair that I might get to a level with the glass, and climbed on to it.
Then the footstool or cushion should break away entirely from the carpet on which it lies, that the poor thing may be spared the kick it invariably receives, when the master of the house has tripped over its invisible presence.
Furniture has been the excuse and the vehicle for embroideries, from the footstool and the cushion to the window curtain and the bed-hangings.
He had moved his footstoolback a little now, and sat, stroking his upper lip thoughtfully, and looking at the Tenor.
She slipped from the footstool on to the floor as she spoke, and began to make friendly overtures to the cat.
He was acting at that moment as her footstool under the table.
The last bas-relief of the series represented the king seated within a fortified camp, on a throne of elaborate workmanship, and having beneath his feet a footstool of equally elegant form.
The royal feet rested upon a high footstool of elegant form, fashioned like the throne, and cased with embossed metal; the legs ended in lions' paws.
Melia, you had better be on a footstool at Mother's feet, with your head against her knee.
Marshal starting up, Edmond stepped back, the footstool was upset and the whole company rose from their card-tables at this sudden uproar.
Look Roland; I love and honour you so much, that I should like to be your footstool upon which your tired legs might repose.
There was a little boy, a child somewhat older than myself, that used to serve the mass with the pere, and he always came to place a footstool or a cushion for my mother.
There was the seat the marquise used to sit in--there the footstool I had so often placed at her feet.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "footstool" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
