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• plinth — [plinth] n. [L plinthus < Gr plinthos, brick, tile] 1. the square block at the base of a column, pedestal, etc.: see COLUMN 2. the base on which a statue is placed 3. a course of brick or stone, often a projecting one, along the base of a wall …   English World dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• plinth — 1610s, from Fr. plinthe, from L. plinthus, from Gk. plinthos brick, squared stone, cognate with O.E. flint (see FLINT (Cf. flint)) …   Etymology dictionary

• plinth — ► NOUN 1) a heavy base supporting a statue or vase. 2) Architecture the lower square slab at the base of a column. ORIGIN Greek plinthos tile, brick, squared stone …   English terms dictionary

• plinth — plinthless, adj. plinthlike, adj. /plinth/, n. Archit. 1. a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier. See diag. under column. 2. a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal. 3. Also called plinth course. a projecting course of… …   Universalium

• plinth — [[t]plɪnθ[/t]] n. 1) archit. a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier 2) archit. a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal 3) bui Also called plinth′ course . a projecting course of stones at the base of a wall; earth table… …   From formal English to slang

• plinth — noun 1》 a heavy base supporting a statue or vase. 2》 Architecture the lower square slab at the base of a column. Origin C16: from L. plinthus, from Gk plinthos tile, brick, squared stone …   English new terms dictionary

• plinth — o, «us (G). A brick …   Dictionary of word roots and combining forms

• plinth — n. 1 the lower square slab at the base of a column. 2 a base supporting a vase or statue etc. Etymology: F plinthe or L plinthus f. Gk plinthos tile, brick, squared stone …   Useful english dictionary

• Flint brick — Flint Flint, n. [AS. flint, akin to Sw. flinta, Dan. flint; cf. OHG. flins flint, G. flinte gun (cf. E. flintlock), perh. akin to Gr. ? brick. Cf. {Plinth}.] 1. (Min.) A massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in color usually of a gray to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Southeast Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of Myanmar (Burma), Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines. The classical literatures of Southeast Asia can be divided into three major regions: the Sanskrit region of… …   Universalium