Footbinding
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Footbinding is a noun meaning The material used to bind feet for this reason.
Meaning
The material used to bind feet for this reason.
More Meanings
- (historical) The old Chinese custom of binding women's feet with cloth to prevent them from growing with age.
Example Sentences
More recent studies have shown that foot-binding was likely practiced not purely for the sake of marriage, but also to keep girls at home and engaged in handicrafts, such as spinning cotton, in order to contribute to their family’s income.
Word Forms
- footbindings
- foot binding
- foot-binding
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include headbinding, footpiece, tabi, nalbinding, stocking-foot, stockingfeet.
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