footstool

[ foo t-stool ]

/ ˈfʊtˌstul /

a low stool upon which to rest one's feet when seated.

Origin of footstool

First recorded in 1520–30; foot + stool

She had also her little rocking-chair and footstool frilled and cushioned with it.

Madelon |Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Then I had a low easy chair drawn to the chimney corner, and a footstool, and had my baby back again.

The Days of My Life |Mrs. Oliphant
The iron box was again put into the carriage, and was used by Lizzie as a footstool.

The Eustace Diamonds |Anthony Trollope
We get at four repeated images—a curtain, a throne, a sceptre, and a footstool.

Table-Talk |William Hazlitt

Cursa (Ker´ sa), β Eridani, "the footstool of the central one," or "the chair or throne."

A Field Book of the Stars |William Tyler Olcott

footstool

/ (ˈfʊtˌstuːl) /

a low stool used for supporting or resting the feet of a seated person