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foot⋅cloth

[foot-klawth, -kloth]
–noun, plural -cloths [-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths] .
1. a carpet or rug.
2. a richly ornamented caparison for a horse, hanging to the ground.

Origin:
1300–50; ME. See foot, cloth
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foot·cloth   (fŏŏt'klôth', -klŏth')   
n.   Archaic
A richly ornamented cloth draped over the back of a horse and touching the ground on both sides.
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