About The Word Plinth
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Plinth
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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}.
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