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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  plinth 
  n  :  an  architectural  support  or  base  (as  for  a  column  or  statue) 
  [syn:  {pedestal},  {footstall}] 




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