entablement

[ en-tey-buh l-muh nt ]
/ ɛnˈteɪ bəl mənt /

noun

the platform above the dado on a pedestal.

Origin of entablement

1655–65; < French, equivalent to entable(r) to table (see en-1, table) + -ment -ment

Words nearby entablement

ensure, enswathe, ent, ent-, entablature, entablement, entad, entail, entailment, ental, entameba

British Dictionary definitions for entablement

entablement
/ (ɪnˈteɪbəlmənt) /

noun

the platform of a pedestal, above the dado, that supports a statue

Word Origin for entablement

C17: from Old French