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Plinth

Plinth Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Plinth? [n] an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Plinth: footstall \| pedestal Related Terms \| Find terms related to Plinth: baluster \| balustrade \| banister \| base \| caryatid \| colonnade \| column \| dado \| die \| footstalk \| jack \| newel-post \| pedestal \| pedicel \| peduncle \| pier \| pilaster \| pile \| piling \| pillar \| pole \| post \| queen-post \| shaft \| socle \| staff \| stalk \| stanchion \| stand \| standard \| stem \| subbase \| surbase \| trunk \| upright See Also \| column \| dado \| pillar \| socle \| support Plinth In Webster's Dictionary \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}.

Plinth Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Plinth?

[n] an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Plinth: footstall | pedestal

Plinth In Webster's Dictionary

\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}.

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