INSTEP

instep

(noun) the part of a shoe or stocking that covers the arch of the foot

instep

(noun) the arch of the foot

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

instep (plural insteps)

(anatomy) The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.

A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot.

In horses, the hind leg from the ham to the pastern joint.

Anagrams

• T-spine, nepits, pinest, septin, spinet, step in, step-in

Source: Wiktionary


In"step, n. [Formerly also instop, instup.]

1. The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front of the ankle joint.

2. That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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