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ped·estal (ped′əs təl)
noun
- the foot or bottom support of a column or pillar
- a similar base on a lamp, statue, etc.
- a columnlike stand for displaying a piece of sculpture or other decorative article
Etymology: Fr piédestal < It piedestallo < piè (< L pes), foot + di, of + stal (< Gmc *stal, stall), a rest, place
transitive verb pedestaled -·taled or pedestalled -·talled, pedestaling -·tal·ing or pedestalling -·tal·ling
to place on or furnish with a pedestal
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