FOOTMAN  , a name given among articles of See also:

• FURNITURE (from " furnish," Fr. fournir)

furniture to a See also:

• METAL
• METAL (through Fr. from Lat. metallum, mine, quarry, adapted from Gr. µATaXAov, in the same sense, probably connected with ,ueraAAdv, to search after, explore, µeTa, after, aAAos, other)

metal stand, usually of polished See also:

• STEEL, FLORA ANNIE (1847– )

steel or See also:

• BRASS
• BRASS (O. Eng. braes)

brass, and either oblong or See also:

• OVAL (Lat. ovum, egg)

oval in shape, for keeping plates and dishes hot before a dining-See also:

• ROOM

room See also:

• FIRE (in O. Eng. f j'r; the word is common to West German languages, cf. Dutch vuur, Ger. Feuer; the pre-Teutonic form is seen in Sanskrit pu, pavaka, and Gr. irup; the ultimate origin is usually taken to be a root meaning to purify, cf. Lat. purus)

fire . In the days before the See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general use of hot-See also:

• WATER

water dishes the footman possessed definite utility, but although it is still in occasional use, it is now chiefly regarded as an See also:

• ORNAMENT (Lat. ornare, to adorn)

ornament . It was especially See also:

• COMMON

common in the hardware counties of See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England, where it is still frequently seen; the See also:

• SIMPLE

simple conventionality of its See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form is not inelegant .