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• plinth course — noun see plinth 3a …   Useful english dictionary

• 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 — 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 — /plɪnθ / (say plinth) noun Architecture 1. the lower square part of the base of a column. 2. a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal. 3. a course of stones, as at the base of a wall, forming a continuous plinthlike projection. {Latin… …  

• plinth — noun Etymology: Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos Date: 1601 1. a. the lowest member of a base ; subbase b. a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom 2. a usually square block serving as a base; broadly… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• plinth — noun /plɪnθ/ a) A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, or statue is based. b) The bottom course of stones or bricks supporting a wall …   Wiktionary

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