socle

[sok-uh l, soh-kuh l]

noun Architecture.

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

Origin of socle

1695–1705; < French < Italian zoccolo wooden shoe, base of a pedestal < Latin socculus literally, little soccus; see sock¹, -ule

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Examples from the Web for socle

Historical Examples of socle

In the socle beneath is Solon addressing the people of Athens.
Walks in Rome
Augustus J.C. Hare
The height of the socle was six feet, and it was thirty-nine feet wide.
The Philippine Islands, 14931898, Volume XXXVI, 16491666
Various
This will be a socle, and should be about one and a half to two inches high.
The Century Cook Book
Mary Ronald
The drawing in brown upon the socle beneath this fresco, is by Pierino del Vaga, and represents the death of Archimedes.
Walks in Rome
Augustus J.C. Hare
Arrange them on a socle or on a mound of salad, and serve with them a Mayonnaise sauce and lettuce.
The Century Cook Book
Mary Ronald

British Dictionary definitions for socle

socle

noun

another name for plinth (def. 1)

Word Origin for socle

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

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