instep

The arched middle part of the human foot between the toes and the ankle.

The part of a shoe or stocking covering the instep.

In entomology, the first joint of an insect’s tarsus when it is very long and broad; the planta.

The arch of the foot; the highest part of the upper side of the human foot, near its junction with the leg; technically, the upper surface of the tarsus.

Hence A corresponding part of the hind limb of some animals, as the front of the horse’s hind leg from the hock to the pastern.

The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front of the ankle joint.

The part of a shoe, boot, or stocking covering the instep{1}.

That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals, between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.

The arched part of the top of the foot between the toes and the ankle.

A section of any footwear covering that part of the foot.