plinth

Definitions


[plɪnθ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a heavy base supporting a statue or vase
(e.g: busts of the King and Queen on marble plinths)


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Origin:
late 16th century: from Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos ‘tile, brick, squared stone’. The Latin form was in early use in English




definition by Oxford Dictionaries