Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having three feet: as, a three-footed stool.
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Examples
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A Mexican pre-Hispanic potsherd stands next to Manuel Reyes 'representation of a three-footed vessel.
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For example, he recently found a potsherd with a painted design, and through extrapolation has created an entire, accurately crafted three-footed vessel.
Manuel Reyes: sculptor, painter and renaissance man from Oaxaca's Mixteca Alta 2008
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For example, he recently found a potsherd with a painted design, and through extrapolation has created an entire, accurately crafted three-footed vessel.
Manuel Reyes: sculptor, painter and renaissance man from Oaxaca's Mixteca Alta 2008
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I also was boggled by the three-footed and four-footed ducks.
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A fat, three-footed raccoon named Tripod was eating out of a pet bowl on the steps.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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A fat, three-footed raccoon named Tripod was eating out of a pet bowl on the steps.
Dave Robicheaux Ebook Boxed Set James Lee Burke 2002
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Coming straight at them, belching smoke and bellowing raggedly, was a three-footed demon.
The Day of the Dissonance Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984
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Coming straight at them, belching smoke and bellowing raggedly, was a three-footed demon.
The Day of the Dissonance Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1984
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Vishnu, when he assumed his three-footed form, reached that spot.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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Vishnu assumed his three-footed form for beguiling Vali of the sovereignty of the universe.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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