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Originally appearing in Volume V10, Page 628 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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FOOTMAN , a name given among articles of See also:

furniture to a See also:metal stand, usually of polished See also:steel or See also:brass, and either oblong or See also:oval in shape, for keeping plates and dishes hot before a dining-See also:room See also:fire. In the days before the See also:general use of hot-See also: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. It was especially See also:common in the hardware counties of See also:England, where it is still frequently seen; the See also:simple conventionality of its See also:form is not inelegant.

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