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pelmatogram

pelmatogram noun: an imprint of the sole or plantar surface of a foot, such as may be made by pressing an inked foot onto paper or a greased foot in plaster of Paris.

Noun

pelmatogram (plural pelmatograms)

  1. (rare) An imprint of the sole or plantar surface of a foot, such as may be made by pressing an inked foot onto paper or a greased foot in plaster of Paris.
    • In modern times, the only use I've heard for making a pelmatogram is for newborn babies, as a form of identification.

Forms of pelmatogram

pluralpelmatograms

Questions about pelmatogram

What does pelmatogram mean?
Pelmatogram means an imprint of the sole or plantar surface of a foot, such as may be made by pressing an inked foot onto paper or a greased foot in plaster of Paris.
What part of speech is pelmatogram?
Pelmatogram is a noun.
What is the plural of pelmatogram?
The plural of pelmatogram is pelmatograms.

Words near pelmatogram in the dictionary

  1. Pelly Bay
  2. pellyite
  3. pelma
  4. pelmanism
  5. pelmata
  6. pelmatogram
  7. pelmatograms
  8. pelmatozoan
  9. pelmen
  10. pelmeni
  11. pelmenis

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