orthostates
Americannoun
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orthostatai
plural
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He placed the threshold above the bottom of the orthostates, and the position of this threshold may have determined the high position of the orthostates of the western wall.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
The south wall of the temple had orthostates on the outside but none on the inside where wall-blocks of the usual height took their place.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
They are firmly founded on the rock and reach up nearly to the base of the orthostates.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
This is unlikely because the floor level would then have been above the base of the orthostates.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
In the temple as built, the eastern pair were carried up only five courses above the orthostates, i.e. as high as the partition-walls.
From Problems in Periclean Buildings by G. W. (George Wicker) Elderkin
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