plinth

Noun
US[plinth]/plɪnθ/1 syllable
Synonyms: pedestalfootstall

Open English WordNet

Noun (1)

  1. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)Synonyms: pedestalfootstallType of supportKinds soclePart of column, pillarParts dado
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Plinth noun

Origin: L. plinthus, Gr. … a brick or tile, a plinth, perh. akin to E. flint: cf. F. plinthe.

Architecture In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See Illust. of Column.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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