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Definition of Plinth

Plinth
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 pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See Illust. of Column.

Meaning of Plinth from wikipedia

- pedestal (from French piƩdestal, Italian piedistallo 'foot of a stall') or plinth is a support at the bottom of a statue, vase, column, or certain altars...
- The fourth plinth is the northwest plinth in Trafalgar Square in central London. It was originally intended to hold an equestrian statue of William IV...
- The Plinth ****emblage, also known as the Plinth Formation, is an accreted terrane of igneous rocks in southwestern British Columbia, Canada, located just...
- Look up plinth in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plinth may refer to: Plinth, a base especially for statues, steles, etc. Plinth (hieroglyph), an Egyptian...
- Plinth Peak, sometimes called Plinth Mountain, is the highest satellite cone of the Mount Meager m****if, and one of four overlapping volcanic cones which...
- Chino in Steven Spielberg's 2021 remake of West Side Story and as Sej**** Plinth in The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Rivera is of Puerto...
- The Liverpool Plinth is an art space that showcases sculptures for a 12-month period on a plinth outside Liverpool Parish Church in Liverpool, UK. The...
- commemorative statues and sculptures occupy the square, but the Fourth Plinth, left empty since 1840, has been host to contemporary art since 1999. Prominent...
- much-loved and elegant friend". There were three award categories: Plook on the Plinth Award "for the most dismal town in Scotland". A "plook" is a Scottish noun...
- for the upcoming 10th Hunger Games. Coriol**** hopes to win the offered Plinth Prize to pay his way to the University and return the Snow family's prestige...