noun
plinth
Plinth (noun) means a flat block that a column, statue, or similar structure stands on.
noun
1
A flat block that a column, statue, or similar structure stands on.
"He turned back to the scene before him and the enormous new block of council dwellings. The design was some way after Corbusier but the block was built up on plinths and resembled an Atlantic liner swimming diagonally across the site."
— Margery Allingham, Foreword (1963)
"The station building forms a street-level portal and ticket hall, connected by staircases and escalators to the sub-surface platforms. The whole structure is designed as a plinth for a future block of buildings above."
— , Reconstruction of Sloane Square Station, London (1951)
"The queen placed the vase on the plinth so the cupbearer could fill it with flowers."
2
(building) The lowest layer of bricks or stones in a wall.
3
The low base that a cabinet stands on.
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Etymology
The word came into English from French plinthe, which traces back to Latin plinthus, itself from Ancient Greek πλίνθος (plínthos, “brick”).
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What is the meaning of plinth?
"plinth" (noun) means a flat block that a column, statue, or similar structure stands on.
What is another word for plinth?
Other words for "plinth" include footstall, pedestal.
What are the different meanings of plinth?
"plinth" has 3 main meanings: 1. A flat block that a column, statue, or similar structure stands on; 2. (building) The lowest layer of bricks or stones in a wall; 3. The low base that a cabinet stands on.
