D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Footstep

/fo͝ot'-stĕpˌ/ · Foot·step · IPA /ˈfʊtstɛp/
01 n. The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom.
  1. 1.
    The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom.
    “How on the faltering footsteps of decay Youth presses.” Bryant.
  2. 2.
    An inclined plane under a hand printing press.