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1. Plinth
   In classical architecture, a plinth is a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column. The term also describes the lowest member of a pedestal and in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the mouldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom.
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2. Plinth
   Projecting base of wall.
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3. Plinth
   horizontal course(s) of finer stones at the base of a wall to provide better foundation, often projecting from the wall face
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4. 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.
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5. plinth
   projecting course at the foot of a wall; also used of a base, e.g. for an altar
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6. Plinth
   A block used as a display base for models.
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7. Plinth
   Projecting base to external walls
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8. Plinth
   A projecting base to external walls.
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9. Plinth
   a square block, especially of stone, on which a column or a statue stands.
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10. 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.
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11. Plinth
    a projecting base for a wall or column.
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12. 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.
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13. Plinth
    A raised platform supporting the upper part of a building, or providing the base for a sculpture.
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14. 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.
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15. Plinth
    A solid base on which something stands.
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16. 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 ba...
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17. plinth
    footstall noun an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
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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.
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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.
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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 ....
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21. Plinth
    The base of a chest or other furniture that rests on the floor, opposed to sitting on legs.
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22. plinth
    platforms that keeps were raised on to prevent mining
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23. Plinth
    In architecture, a `plinth` is the base or platform upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument or structure rests. The word is also used for the base of a cabinet or an audio turntable. In Dam engineering the "plinth" is the link between the ground and the dam. For the case of arch da...
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24. Plinth
    (hieroglyph) The Ancient Egyptian `Plinth-(shaped) hieroglyph` is Gardiner sign listed no. Aa15 for the shape of a plinth, side view. <div>The plinth hieroglyph is used in the Ancient Egyptian language hieroglyphs for the alphabetic consonant letter `horizontal`&mdash;`m`...
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