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1. (n.) plinth
a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.
2. plinth
a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal.
3. plinth
Also called plinth course. a projecting course of stones at the base of a wall; earth table.
4. plinth
a flat member at the bottom of an architrave, dado, baseboard, or the like.
Etymology: (1555–65; earlier plinthus < L < Gk plínthos plinth, squared stone, brick, tile)
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1. (noun) pedestal, plinth, footstall
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
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1. (noun) plinth
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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