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plinth

American  
[plinth] / plɪnθ /

noun

Architecture.

  1. a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.

  2. a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal.

  3. Also called plinth course.  a projecting course of stones at the base of a wall; earth table.

  4. (in joinery) a flat member at the bottom of an architrave, dado, baseboard, or the like.

plinth British  
/ plɪnθ /

noun

  1. Also called: socle.  the rectangular slab or block that forms the lowest part of the base of a column, statue, pedestal, or pier

  2. Also called: plinth course.  the lowest part of the wall of a building that appears above ground level, esp one that is formed of a course of stone or brick

  3. a flat block on either side of a doorframe, where the architrave meets the skirting

  4. a flat base on which a structure or piece of equipment is placed

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Other Word Forms

  • plinthless adjective
  • plinthlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of plinth

1555–65; earlier plinthus < Latin < Greek plínthos plinth, squared stone, brick, tile

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