Greek foot

English

Etymology 1

Calque of Ancient Greek πούς (poús, “foot”), qualified to distinguish it from other measures of the foot.

Noun

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

Etymology 2

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.

Noun

Greek foot (plural Greek feet)

1. (particularly art) A foot with a second toe longer than the hallux.
2. (medicine) Morton's toe