English Explanatory Dictionary

footbinding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The old Chinese custom of binding women's feet with cloth to prevent them from growing with age.
  2. The material used to bind feet for this reason.

Word forms

footbinding footbindings foot binding foot-binding

Etymology

From foot + binding.

Related words

lotus foot
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