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Pedestal base
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socle
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In architecture , a socle is a short plinth used to support a pedestal , sculpture or column. In the field of archaeology, this term is used to refer to a wall base, frequently of stone, that supports the upper part of the wall, which is made of a different ...
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n. 1 (context architecture English) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other art work. 2 (context mathematics English) The sum of the minimal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R. 3 (context mathematics group theory English) ...
Usage examples of socle.
It was a peculiarly constructed table in that it stood not on legs but on two large heavy supports, or socles, placed near the ends and extending to nearly the width of the table.
It was a peculiarly constructed table in that it stood not on legs but on two large heavy supports, or socles, placed near the ends and extending to nearly the width of the table.
Charcuterie class was informative and this old style was well suited to learning about galantines and ballottines and socles and pâtés, rillettes, sausage-making and aspic work.