socle

[ sok-uhl, soh-kuhl ]

/ ˈsɒk əl, ˈsoʊ kəl /

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noun Architecture.

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

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Origin of socle

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

Words nearby socle

sock it to, sock lining, socko, sock puppet, sock suspender, socle, socman, Socotra, Socrates, Socratic, Socratic irony

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How to use socle in a sentence

Two finely carved pyramids arose gloriously at the two extremes of the socle, which they confronted.
The Philippine Islands, 14931898, Volume XXXVI, 16491666|Various
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

Trim them and dress them around an ornamented socle or a mound of salad, or lay each piece on a leaf of lettuce.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald

British Dictionary definitions for socle

socle

/ (ˈsəʊkəl) /

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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