Definition of plinths Plinths
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What does plinths mean?
Wiktionary 
- plinths (Noun)
Plural of plinth.
Part of speech
🔤- plinths, noun, plural of plinth.
WordNet
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| plinth - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) | ||
| pedestal, footstall | ||
| support a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission; "they called for artillery support" | ||
| pillar, column a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition" | ||
| dado a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- plinth (n.)
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.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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plinth
An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue).
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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plinth
plinth, n. (archit.) the square at the bottom of the base of a column: the projecting band at the bottom of a wall. [L. plinthus, Gr. plinthos, a brick.]
Part of speech
🔤- plinth, noun, singular of plinths.
