Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Plinth"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Plinth \Plinth\, n. [L. plinthus, Gr. ? a brick or tile, a
plinth, perh. akin to E. flint: cf. F. plinthe.] (Arch.)
In classical architecture, a vertically faced member
immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the
lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest
member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings
of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See
Illust. of {Column}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
plinth
n : an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
[syn: {pedestal}, {footstall}]
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