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Socle

Socle Meaning & Definition
Socle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Socle?

[n] a plain plinth that supports a wall

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See Also | footstall | pedestal | plinth

Socle In Webster's Dictionary

\So"cle\, n. [F., fr. L. socculus, dim. of soccus. See {Sock} a covering for the foot. Cf. {Zocco}.] (Arch.) (a) A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See {Plinth}. (b) A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall. --Oxf. Gloss.

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