[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

foundation \founda"tion\, n. f. fondation, l. fundatio. see
   found to establish.
   1. the act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to
      erect.
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   2. that upon which anything is founded; that on which
      anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest
      and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;
      basis.
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            behold, i lay in zion, for a foundation, a stone . .
            . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --is.
                                                  xxviii. 16.
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            the foundation of a free common wealth. --motley.
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   3. arch. the lowest and supporting part or member of a
      wall, including the base course see base course
      a, under base, n. and footing courses; in a frame
          house, the whole substructure of masonry.
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   4. a donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable
      institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.
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            he was entered on the foundation of westminster.
                                                  --macaulay.
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   5. that which is founded, or established by endowment; an
      endowed institution or charity; as, the ford foundation.
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            against the canon laws of our foundation. --milton.
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   foundation course. see base course, under base, n.

   foundation muslin, an open-worked gummed fabric used for
      stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.

   foundation school, in england, an endowed school.

   to be on a foundation, to be entitled to a support from the
      proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a
      college.
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see also:
found base course base foundation course foundation muslin foundation school 
to be on a foundation 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

base \base\, n. f. base, l. basis, fr. gr. ba`sis a stepping,
   step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to e.
   come. cf. basis, and see come.
   1. the bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that
      on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,
      the base of a statue. "the base of mighty mountains."
      --prescott.
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   2. fig.: the fundamental or essential part of a thing; the
      essential principle; a groundwork.
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   3. arch.
      a the lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when
          treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,
          or especially ornamented.
      b the lower part of a complete architectural design, as
          of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate
          piece of furniture or decoration.
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   4. bot. that extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it
      is attached to its support.
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   5. chem. the positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a
      substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the
      latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides
      of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain
      organic bodies resembling them in their property of
      forming salts with acids.
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   6. pharmacy the chief ingredient in a compound.
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   7. dyeing a substance used as a mordant. --ure.
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   8. fort. the exterior side of the polygon, or that
      imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two
      adjacent bastions.
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   9. geom. the line or surface constituting that part of a
      figure on which it is supposed to stand.
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   10. math. the number from which a mathematical table is
       constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.
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   11. see base low. a low, or deep, sound. mus.
       a the lowest part; the deepest male voice.
       b one who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.
           now commonly written bass.
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                 the trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.
                                                  --dryden.
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   12. mil. a place or tract of country, protected by
       fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the
       operations of an army proceed, forward movements are
       made, supplies are furnished, etc.
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   13. mil. the smallest kind of cannon. obs.
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   14. zool. that part of an organ by which it is attached to
       another more central organ.
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   15. crystallog. the basal plane of a crystal.
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   16. geol. the ground mass of a rock, especially if not
       distinctly crystalline.
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   17. her. the lower part of the field. see escutcheon.
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   18. the housing of a horse. obs.
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   19. pl. a kind of skirt often of velvet or brocade, but
       sometimes of mailed armor which hung from the middle to
       about the knees, or lower. obs.
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   20. the lower part of a robe or petticoat. obs.
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   21. an apron. obs. "bakers in their linen bases."
       --marston.
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   22. the point or line from which a start is made; a starting
       place or a goal in various games.
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             to their appointed base they went.   --dryden.
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   23. surv. a line in a survey which, being accurately
       determined in length and position, serves as the origin
       from which to compute the distances and positions of any
       points or objects connected with it by a system of
       triangles. --lyman.
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   24. a rustic play; -- called also prisoner's base, prison
       base, or bars. "to run the country base." --shak.
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   25. baseball any one of the four bounds which mark the
       circuit of the infield.
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   altern base. see under altern.

   attic base. arch. see under attic.

   base course. arch.
       a the first or lower course of a foundation wall, made
           of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also
           foundation course.
       b the architectural member forming the transition
           between the basement and the wall above.

   base hit baseball, a hit, by which the batsman, without
      any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach
      the first base without being put out.

   base line.
       a a main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in
           military operations.
       b a line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.
           

   base plate, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of
      the steam engine; the bed plate.

   base ring ordnance, a projecting band of metal around the
      breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave
      molding. --h. l. scott.
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see also:
basis come base bass escutcheon prisoner's base 
prison base bars altern base altern attic base 
attic base course foundation course base hit base line 
base plate base ring 

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