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

plinth \plinth\, n. l. plinthus, gr. ? a brick or tile, a
   plinth, perh. akin to e. flint: cf. f. plinthe. arch.
   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.
   1913 webster
see also:
column 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

plinth
     n : an architectural support or base as for a column or statue
         syn: pedestal, footstall
see also:
pedestal footstall 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

35 moby thesaurus words for "plinth":
   baluster, balustrade, banister, base, caryatid, colonnade, column,
   dado, die, footstalk, jack, newel-post, pedestal, pedicel,
   peduncle, pier, pilaster, pile, piling, pillar, pole, post,
   queen-post, shaft, socle, staff, stalk, stanchion, stand, standard,
   stem, subbase, surbase, trunk, upright

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