"Greek foot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Greek feet [plural]
Etymology: Calque of Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”), qualified to distinguish it from other measures of the foot. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|grc|πούς|t=foot}} Calque of Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”) Head templates: {{en-noun|Greek feet}} Greek foot (plural Greek feet)
  1. The ancient Greek, Byzantine, or early modern Greek unit of distance derived from the shod foot and roughly equivalent to the English foot unit. Synonyms: pous
    Sense id: en-Greek_foot-en-noun-nf-7LIi0 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 6 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

Forms: Greek feet [plural]
Etymology: From Greek artists' preference for bare feet exhibiting a second toe longer than the hallux, as opposed to the Egyptian statues which used a longer big toe. Head templates: {{en-noun|Greek feet}} Greek foot (plural Greek feet)
  1. (chiefly art) A foot with a second toe longer than the hallux. Categories (topical): Art
    Sense id: en-Greek_foot-en-noun-xKADtlup Topics: art, arts
  2. (medicine) Morton's toe Categories (topical): Medicine, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-Greek_foot-en-noun-osjwzLgr Disambiguation of Units of measure: 36 9 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 9 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 49 6 45 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 42 7 52 Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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