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) 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 (countable and uncountable, plural Greek feet) (countable, chiefly art) A foot with a second toe longer than the hallux. (countable, uncountable, medicine) Morton's toe