column pedestal
11Column of Justinian — Reconstruction of the column, after Cornelius Gurlitt, 1912. The depiction of a helical narrative frieze around the column, after the fashion of Trajan s Column, is erroneous. The Column of Justinian was a Roman triumphal column erected in… …
12pedestal — noun (C) 1 the base on which a pillar or statue stands: a Grecian bust on a pedestal 2 pedestal basin/table especially BrE a basin or table that is supported by a single column 3 put/place sb on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat …
13pedestal — /ˈpɛdəstl / (say peduhstl) noun 1. an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like. 2. a supporting structure or piece; a base. 3. one of two supports of a knee hole desk, consisting of a box like frame containing drawers. 4. a… …
14pedestal — n. & v. n. 1 a base supporting a column or pillar. 2 the stone etc. base of a statue etc. 3 either of the two supports of a knee hole desk or table, usu. containing drawers. v.tr. (pedestalled, pedestalling; US pedestaled, pedestaling) set or… …
15pedestal — I. noun Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a stall Date: 1563 1. a. the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassic column see column illustration b. the base of an upright structure 2 …
16pedestal — noun 1》 the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted. ↘a position in which someone is greatly or uncritically admired: you shouldn t put him on a pedestal. 2》 each of the two supports of a kneehole desk or table. 3》… …
17pedestal — noun a bust on a pedestal put on a pedestal Syn: plinth, base, support, mounting, stand, foundation, pillar, column, pier; Architecture socle …
18pedestal — ped•es•tal [[t]ˈpɛd ə stl[/t]] n. v. taled, tal•ing (esp. brit.) talled, tal•ling. 1) archit. an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like 2) a supporting structure or piece; base 3) fur a columnar support, often flaring… …
19column — Synonyms and related words: KP, antenna tower, arcade, arch, army, army group, article, atlas, baluster, balustrade, banister, barbican, barrel, barrow, base, battalion, battery, battle group, belfry, bell tower, bole, book, boundary stone, brace …
20pedestal — 1. noun a) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of . b) (Railroad Cars) A… …
