von lat. socculus 'leichte Sandale', Unterbau eines Bauwerkes, eines Pfeilers, einer Säule, einer Statue, eines Denkmals u.a., in der Höhe neutral. Niedrige viereckige S. bei vollplastischen Figuren werden auch als Plinthe, hohe als Piedestal oder Postament bez.
ETYM French base, Latin basis, from Greek basis a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, from bainein to go, step, akin to Eng. come. Related to Basis, and see Come.
1. A support or foundation; SYN. pedestal, stand.
2. A flat bottom on which something is intended to sit.
3. The bottom or lowest part.
4. Place that runner must touch before scoring; SYN. bag.
5. The place where one is stationed and from which missions start and end; SYN. home.
6. The principal ingredient of a mixture.
ETYM Spanish pedestal; cf. French piédestal, Italian piedestallo; from Latin es, pedis, foot + Old High Germ. stal standing place, station, place, akin to Eng. stall. Related to Foot, and Stall, and Footstall.
1. A position of great esteem (and supposed superiority).
2. An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue); SYN. plinth, footstall.
1. Rectangular base of column or pedestal
2. A usually square block serving as a base; broadly; any of various bases or lower parts
3. A course of stones forming a continuous foundation or base course
ETYM Old Eng. soket, a dim. through Old Fren. from Latin soccus. Related to Sock a covering for the foot.
1. A bony hollow into which a structure fits.
2. Where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted.
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ETYM French base, Latin basis, from Greek basis a stepping, step, a base, pedestal, from bainein to go, step, akin to Eng. come. Related to Basis, and see Come.
1. A support or foundation; SYN. pedestal, stand.
2. A flat bottom on which something is intended to sit.
3. The bottom or lowest part.
4. Place that runner must touch before scoring; SYN. bag.
5. The place where one is stationed and from which missions start and end; SYN. home.
6. The principal ingredient of a mixture.
ETYM Spanish pedestal; cf. French piédestal, Italian piedestallo; from Latin es, pedis, foot + Old High Germ. stal standing place, station, place, akin to Eng. stall. Related to Foot, and Stall, and Footstall.
1. A position of great esteem (and supposed superiority).
2. An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue); SYN. plinth, footstall.
ETYM Old Eng. soket, a dim. through Old Fren. from Latin soccus. Related to Sock a covering for the foot.
1. A bony hollow into which a structure fits.
2. Where something (a pipe or probe or end of a bone) is inserted.
1. unterer Teil der Umfassungswand eines Gebäudes, bis etwa zur Höhe des Erdgeschoßfußbodens reichend, bei monumentalen Bauten oft nach oben durch ein S.gesims begrenzt.
2. meist ungegliederter Block unter Säulen, Pfeilern u. ä.