Barefoot

Barefoot
Barefoot Bare"foot (b[^a]r"f[oo^]t), a. & adv. With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings. [1913 Webster]

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  • barefoot — [ bɛrfut ] n. m. • 1988; mot angl. « pieds nus » ♦ Sport de glisse s apparentant au ski nautique, où les pieds font office de skis. Barefoot sur l eau, sur le sable. barefoot [bɛʀfut] n. m. ÉTYM. 1988; mot angl. « pieds nus ». ❖ ♦ Anglic. Sport… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • barefoot — O.E. bærfot; see BARE (Cf. bare) + FOOT (Cf. foot) …   Etymology dictionary

  • barefoot — [adj] wearing no shoes barefooted, discalceate, discalced, shoeless, unshod; concept 406 Ant. shod …   New thesaurus

  • barefoot — [ber′foot΄] adj., adv. with bare feet; without shoes and stockings: also barefooted [ber′foot΄id] …   English World dictionary

  • Barefoot — For people with the name Barefoot, see Barefoot (surname). Footprints on pavement. Barefoot (also barefooted) is the state of not wearing any footwear. Being barefoot is regarded as a human s natural state, though for functional, fashion and… …   Wikipedia

  • barefoot — [[t]be͟ə(r)fʊt[/t]] also barefooted ADJ: v link ADJ, ADJ after v, ADJ n Someone who is barefoot or barefooted is not wearing anything on their feet. I wore a white dress and was barefoot... Alan came running barefoot through the house.… …   English dictionary

  • barefoot — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj., adv. VERBS ▪ be, dance, go, run, stand, walk ▪ The children had to go barefoot because there was no money for shoes. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • barefoot — or barefooted adverb or adjective Date: before 12th century with the feet bare < walked barefoot > < barefoot boy, with cheek of tan J. G. Whittier > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • barefoot — /bair foot /, adj., adv. 1. Also, barefooted. with the feet bare: a barefoot boy; to walk barefoot. 2. Carpentry. (of a post or stud) secured to a sill or the like without mortising. [bef. 1000; ME barfot, OE baerfot. See BARE1, FOOT] * * * …   Universalium

  • barefoot — 1. adjective wearing nothing on the feet After removing their shoes, socks and sandals at the doorway, the kids were barefoot. Syn: barefooted 2. adverb wearing …   Wiktionary

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