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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
plinth
    n 1: an architectural support or base (as for a column or
         statue) [syn: pedestal, plinth, footstall]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Plinth \Plinth\, n. [L. plinthus, Gr. ? a brick or tile, a
   plinth, perh. akin to E. flint: cf. F. plinthe.] (Arch.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Plinth:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
baluster, balustrade, banister, base, caryatid, colonnade, column, dado, die, footstalk, jack, newel-post, pedestal, pedicel, peduncle, pier, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, pole, post, queen-post, shaft, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion, stand, standard, stem, subbase, surbase, trunk, upright
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