footbinding

== English == === Alternative forms === foot binding, foot-binding === Etymology === From foot +‎ binding. === Noun === footbinding (countable and uncountable, plural footbindings) (historical) The old Chinese custom of binding women's feet with cloth to prevent them from growing with age. [from 19th c.] The material used to bind feet for this reason. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== lotus foot