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plinth |
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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