socle

[ sok-uhl, soh-kuhl ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. a low, plain part forming a base for a column, pedestal, or the like; plinth.

socle

/ ˈsəʊkəl /

noun

1. See plinth
   another name for plinth

Word History and Origins

Origin of socle¹

1695–1705; < French < Italian zoccolo wooden shoe, base of a pedestal < Latin socculus literally, little soccus; sock ¹, -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of socle¹

C18: via French from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus a little shoe, from soccus a sock ¹

Example Sentences

Two finely carved pyramids arose gloriously at the two extremes of the socle, which they confronted.

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In the socle beneath is Solon addressing the people of Athens.

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The height of the socle was six feet, and it was thirty-nine feet wide.

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This will be a socle, and should be about one and a half to two inches high.

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Trim them and dress them around an ornamented socle or a mound of salad, or lay each piece on a leaf of lettuce.

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