plinth block

plinth block
a plinth interrupting a door or window architrave at the floor or ground level.
[1890-95]

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  • plinth — [plınθ] n especially BrE ↑statue, ↑plinth [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: plinthus, from Greek plinthos] a square block, usually made of stone, that is used as the base for a ↑pillar or ↑statue …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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  • 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 — [[t]plɪ̱nθ[/t]] plinths N COUNT A plinth is a rectangular block of stone on which a statue or pillar stands …   English dictionary

  • 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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