socle

so·cle  (skl)

n.

1. A plain square block higher than a plinth, serving as a pedestal for sculpture, a vase, or a column.

2. A plain plinth supporting a wall.

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[French, from Italian zoccolo, wooden shoe, from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus, a kind of light shoe; see sock¹.]

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socle [ˈsəʊk^əl]

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) another name for plinth [1]

[via French from Italian zoccolo, from Latin socculus a little shoe, from soccus a sock¹]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

socle - a plain plinth that supports a wall footstall, plinth, pedestal - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)