plinth

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nounArchitecture.
  1. a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.

  2. a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal.

  1. Also called plinth course . a projecting course of stones at the base of a wall; earth table.

  2. (in joinery) a flat member at the bottom of an architrave, dado, baseboard, or the like.

Origin of plinth

1
1555–65; earlier plinthus<Latin <Greek plínthos plinth, squared stone, brick, tile

Other words from plinth

  • plinthless, adjective
  • plinthlike, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for plinth

plinth

/ (plɪnθ) /


noun
  1. Also called: socle the rectangular slab or block that forms the lowest part of the base of a column, statue, pedestal, or pier

  2. Also called: plinth course the lowest part of the wall of a building that appears above ground level, esp one that is formed of a course of stone or brick

  1. a flat block on either side of a doorframe, where the architrave meets the skirting

  2. a flat base on which a structure or piece of equipment is placed

Origin of plinth

1
C17: from Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos brick, shaped stone

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