plinth
[ plinth ]
/ plɪnθ /
noun Architecture.
a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.
a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal.
Also called plinth course.
a projecting course of stones at the base of a wall; earth table.
(in joinery) a flat member at the bottom of an architrave, dado, baseboard, or the like.
Origin of plinth
1555–65; earlier
plinthus < Latin < Greek
plínthos plinth, squared stone, brick, tile
OTHER WORDS FROM plinth
plinth·less, adjective plinth·like, adjectiveWords nearby plinth
plimsoll,
plimsoll line,
plimsoll mark,
plinian,
plink,
plinth,
plinth block,
pliny,
plio-,
pliocene,
pliofilm
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British Dictionary definitions for plinth
plinth
/ (plɪnθ) /
noun
Also called: socle
the rectangular slab or block that forms the lowest part of the base of a column, statue, pedestal, or pier
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
a flat block on either side of a doorframe, where the architrave meets the skirting
a flat base on which a structure or piece of equipment is placed
Word Origin for plinth
C17: from Latin
plinthus, from Greek
plinthos brick, shaped stone