BAREFOOT


Meaning of BAREFOOT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adverb (or adjective)

or barefooted ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷

Etymology: Middle English barefot, from Old English bærfōt (akin to Middle High German barvuoz, Old Frisian berfōt, Old Norse berfœttr ), from bær bare + fōt foot — more at bare , foot

1.

a. : with the feet bare : without shoes or stockings

a barefoot boy

go barefoot in the summertime

b. of a horse : unshod

2. : wearing only sandals on the feet — used especially of certain religious communities

3. : set up and fastened without a mortise and tenon (as a post or stud in a balloon frame)

4. of an oil well : drilled without a casing

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.