| English Dictionary |
FOOTSTALL
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
Dictionary entry overview: What does footstall mean?
• FOOTSTALL (noun)
The noun FOOTSTALL has 1 sense:
1. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Familiarity information: FOOTSTALL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("footstall" is a kind of...):
support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)
Meronyms (parts of "footstall"):
dado (the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "footstall"):
socle (a plain plinth that supports a wall)
Holonyms ("footstall" is a part of...):
column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"The body builds up with work, the mind with studying." (Albanian proverb)
"If you wanted obedience command with what is possible." (Arabic proverb)
"If someone isn't handsome by nature, it's useless for them to wash over and over again." (Corsican proverb)