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PLINTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does plinth mean?
• PLINTH (noun)
The noun PLINTH has 1 sense:
1. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Familiarity information: PLINTH 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 ("plinth" is a kind of...):
support (supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation)
Meronyms (parts of "plinth"):
dado (the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "plinth"):
socle (a plain plinth that supports a wall)
Holonyms ("plinth" is a part of...):
column; pillar ((architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure)
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