socle

American  

[sok-uhl, soh-kuhl] / ˈsɒk əl, ˈsoʊ kəl /

noun

Architecture.

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

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socle British  

/ ˈsəʊkəl /

noun

1. another name for plinth

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Etymology

Origin of socle

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

Example Sentences

Without Socialist involvement in the next government, Lecornu's best hope is to cobble together a revitalised centrist cabinet with the Republicans - known as the socle commun - or common platform.

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

At each extremity of this portal, rise two insulated towers, receding from all the projection of the inferior order, and decorated by Corinthian columns with pilasters, on an attic serving as a socle.

From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Blagdon, Francis W.

Another simple socle can be made of hominy.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary

How far the columns rested on a socle is hard to say; and without an engraving it is difficult to give an idea of their present state.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 8 Italy and Greece, Part Two by Halsey, Francis W. (Francis Whiting)

Arrange them on a socle or on a mound of salad, and serve with them a Mayonnaise sauce and lettuce.

From The Century Cook Book by Ronald, Mary