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Look up: plinth

  1. Plinth
    Projecting base of wall.
    Found on http://www.castlesontheweb.com/glossary.

  2. Plinth
    horizontal course(s) of finer stones at the base of a wall to provide better foundation, often projecting from the wall face
    Found on http://www.castlexplorer.co.uk/glossary.

  3. Plinth
    The projecting base of a wall or column. Pointed In English Gothic architecture, First Pointed is a style current in the Early English period.
    Found on http://www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi

  4. plinth
    projecting course at the foot of a wall; also used of a base, e.g. for an altar
    Found on http://www.digital-documents.co.uk/archi

  5. Plinth
    A block used as a display base for models.
    Found on http://www.hobbyshed.co.uk/model_kit_mod

  6. Plinth
    Projecting base to external walls
    Found on http://www.findabuilder.co.uk/working/gl

  7. Plinth
    A projecting base to external walls.
    Found on http://www.interbuilders.co.uk/glossary/

  8. Plinth
    a square block, especially of stone, on which a column or a statue stands.
    Found on http://www.ffotogallery.org/th-edu/gloss

  9. Plinth
    The base block at the intersection of the baseboard and the vertical trim around an opening; the squared base of a piece of furniture.
    Found on http://www.mhs.ox.ac.uk/marconi/collecti

  10. Plinth
    a projecting base for a wall or column.
    Found on http://www.trp.dundee.ac.uk/research/glo

  11. Plinth
    The projecting block beneath the base of a column, or projecting courses at the foot of a wall; the upper edge is usually chamfered or moulded.
    Found on http://www.crsbi.ac.uk/crsbi/frglossary.

  12. Plinth
    A raised platform supporting the upper part of a building, or providing the base for a sculpture.
    Found on http://www.maintainyourchurch.org.uk/Too

  13. Plinth
    A block of wood or stone placed beneath a sculpture or a column; a narrow, vertical, rectangular stone base. Also, one or more courses of masonry that project forward at the bottom of a wall. Also see: pedestal.
    Found on http://www.virtualani.org/glossary/index

  14. Plinth
    A solid base on which something stands.
    Found on http://www.norwichchurches.co.uk/Glossar

  15. Plinth
    Plinth noun [ Latin plinthus , Greek ... a brick or tile, a plinth, perhaps akin to English flint : confer French plinthe .] (Architecture) 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 ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/108

  16. plinth
    footstall noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  17. Plinth
    A `plinth` is the base of a cabinet in cabinet making. In architecture, a `plinth` is the base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument, or structure rests. Image:Somanathapura Keshava temple.JPG|Hoysala temple on plinth Image:Kiwi_Plinth.jpg|Plinth of the Sign of the Kiwi, Dyers Pass, Port Hills, Christchurch (NZ) c 1917 Image:Canberra_Peace_Park.jpg|square granite plinth with a peace symbol in Canberra Peace Park Canberra...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plinth

  18. plinth
    (plinth) a padded table for a patient to sit on or lie on while performing exercises, receiving a massage, or undergoing other physical therapy treatments. a waterproof table used in a hydrotherapy tub to facilitate exercise and movement in the water.
    Found on http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns

  19. Plinth
    • (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.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  20. plinth
    (from the article `South Asian arts`) The sanctum is often set on a raised base, or a plinth (pha), above which is a foundation block, or socle (vedbandha), decorated with a distinct ... ...the Mon. The principal architectural theme is the Buddhist stupa, a tall bell dome, designed originally to contain near its apex the sacred relics ....
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/80

  21. Plinth
    The base of a chest or other furniture that rests on the floor, opposed to sitting on legs.
    Found on http://www.artisansofthevalley.com/comm_

  22. plinth
    platforms that keeps were raised on to prevent mining
    Found on http://www.castles-of-britain.com/castle


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