footbindingとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• foot binding, foot-binding

語源

From foot +‎ binding.

名詞

footbinding (countable and uncountable, plural footbindings)

1. (historical) The old Chinese custom of binding women's feet with cloth to prevent them from growing with age. [from 19th c.]
   • 2020 February 14, Antonia Malchik, “The Neglected Consequences of Foot-Binding”, in The Atlantic‎:

     More recent studies have shown that foot-binding was likely practiced not purely for the sake of marriage, but also to keep girls at home and engaged in handicrafts, such as spinning cotton, in order to contribute to their family’s income.

2. The material used to bind feet for this reason.

参考

• lotus foot