pelmatogram

English

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.

Related terms

• pelma

References

• “pelmatogram”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.