- Heavy base supporting a statue - Pedestal - Pedestal block - Square block under a statue - 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.
- Architectural support - Column support - A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base;
especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See Plinth. - A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall.
- A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of
Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of
smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.