instep

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the arched upper part of the foot between the toes and the ankle

   The wet footprint clearly showed the curve of the instep.

2. 2
   noun

   the part of a shoe or sock that covers the arch of the foot

   The boot pressed uncomfortably against her instep.

Formed from in + step. The word first named the raised inner or upper part of the foot and then the corresponding part of a shoe or stocking that covers it.

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