entablement

(en tābəl mənt)

noun

  1. Obsolete entablature
  2. the platform or series of platforms directly beneath a statue and on top of the dado and the base

Origin: Fr < OFr < entabler: see en-, table, & -ment

See entablement in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
A platform above the base and the dado of a pedestal.

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : en-, in, on; see en-1

Origin: + table, table; see table

Origin: + -ment, -ment

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