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foot-shaped

foot-shaped

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Having the form of a foot
  • adjective
: en forma de pie
  • She hadn't noticed any foot-shaped appliqués stuck on the bottom of the tub, the kind that were supposed to prevent you from a nasty spill.

Examples

  • She wore foot-shaped slippers that fit perfectly and were incredibly comfortable.

  • On the bed, there were two symmetrical foot-shaped dents and mounted ripples on the bedspread around them.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • The artist designed a unique rug in the shape of a foot-shaped footprint.

  • During the exhibit, the sculpture featured a foot-shaped basin that captured everyone's attention.

Surface Forms

foot-shaped positive

Morphology

foot-shaped = foot (transparent) = foot + shaped

The adjective is formed by attaching '-shaped' meaning 'having the shape of' to the noun 'foot', a clear and productive pattern.

Etymology

Foot-shaped comes from two simple English words: foot meaning 'the body part at the end of your leg' and shaped meaning 'having the form of'. Think of a footprint, which shows a 'foot' form, so foot-shaped means 'having the shape of a foot'.