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Definition of Plinth
1. Noun. An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue).
Group relationships: Column, Pillar
Terms within: Dado
Specialized synonyms: Socle
Generic synonyms: Support
Definition of Plinth
1. 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.
Definition of Plinth
1. Noun. A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, or statue is based. ¹
2. Noun. The bottom course of stones or bricks supporting a wall. ¹
3. Noun. A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Plinth
1. a stone or slab upon which a column or pedestal rests [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Plinth
Literary usage of Plinth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1885)
"plinth of door in Campo Si Luca. 6. plinth of treasury door, St. Mark's. ...
plinth of door, Campo St. Marguerite. 12. plinth of tomb of Doge Vital Falier. ..."
2. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1853)
"plinth of door, Campo St. Margherita. 12. plinth of tomb of Doge Vital Falier.
... Running plinth of Corte del Remer. 15. Highest plinth at top of Fondaco ..."
3. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"plinth BLOCK. A plinth used to prevent the mouldings of a door or window frame from
... plinth COURSE. A course of stones, forming a continuous plinth. ..."
4. Masterpieces of Greek Sculpture: A Series of Essays on the History of Art by Adolf Furtwängler (1895)
"158), anyone can easily convince themselves that the plinth, like the whole
statue, was put together out of different pieces.1 The block of marble was ..."
5. Sculpture: The Reliefs from the Theater by Mary C. Sturgeon (1977)
"Five joining fragments; lower right corner and part of plinth preserved. broken
... projects from sloping plinth and P1. 67 background and has two incised ..."
6. Hints to Young Architects: Calculated to Facilitate Their Practical Operations by George Wightwick, Andrew Jackson Downing (1847)
"Curb stone under doors from plinth to plinth. (Qy whether pebble-paved! paved with
... Curbs from plinth to plinth, and under gates.—Stone drinking-troughs. ..."
7. Freehand Perspective and Sketching: Principles and Methods of Expression in by Dora Miriam Norton (1908)
"The plinth is two inches high and six inches square: the pyramid four inches ...
The plinth rests on one square face, with its sides at angles of thirty and ..."
8. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1885)
"plinth of door in Campo Si Luca. 6. plinth of treasury door, St. Mark's. ...
plinth of door, Campo St. Marguerite. 12. plinth of tomb of Doge Vital Falier. ..."
9. The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin (1853)
"plinth of door, Campo St. Margherita. 12. plinth of tomb of Doge Vital Falier.
... Running plinth of Corte del Remer. 15. Highest plinth at top of Fondaco ..."
10. A Dictionary of Architecture and Building, Biographical, Historical, and by Russell Sturgis (1901)
"plinth BLOCK. A plinth used to prevent the mouldings of a door or window frame from
... plinth COURSE. A course of stones, forming a continuous plinth. ..."
11. Masterpieces of Greek Sculpture: A Series of Essays on the History of Art by Adolf Furtwängler (1895)
"158), anyone can easily convince themselves that the plinth, like the whole
statue, was put together out of different pieces.1 The block of marble was ..."
12. Sculpture: The Reliefs from the Theater by Mary C. Sturgeon (1977)
"Five joining fragments; lower right corner and part of plinth preserved. broken
... projects from sloping plinth and P1. 67 background and has two incised ..."
13. Hints to Young Architects: Calculated to Facilitate Their Practical Operations by George Wightwick, Andrew Jackson Downing (1847)
"Curb stone under doors from plinth to plinth. (Qy whether pebble-paved! paved with
... Curbs from plinth to plinth, and under gates.—Stone drinking-troughs. ..."
14. Freehand Perspective and Sketching: Principles and Methods of Expression in by Dora Miriam Norton (1908)
"The plinth is two inches high and six inches square: the pyramid four inches ...
The plinth rests on one square face, with its sides at angles of thirty and ..."
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