pedestal

ped·es·tal

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Flowers on a pedestal.

noun

The definition of a pedestal is a foot, base or support for a column, pillar or lamp.

An example of a pedestal is a pillar on which a piece of art is displayed.

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pedestal

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

Origin of pedestal

French piédestal from Italian piedestallo from piè ( from Classical Latin pes), foot + di, of + stal ( from Germanic an unverified form stal, stall), a rest, place

transitive verb

-·taled or -·talled, -·tal·ing or -·tal·ling

to place on or furnish with a pedestal

pedestal Idioms

put on a pedestal

to regard with great or excessive admiration; idolize

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pedestal

noun

An architectural support or base, as for a column or statue.
A support or foundation.
A position of high regard or adoration.

transitive verb

ped·es·taled, ped·es·tal·ing, ped·es·tals, or ped·es·talled ped·es·tal·ling

To place on or provide with a pedestal.

Origin of pedestal

Obsolete French from Italian piedistallo piè foot ( from Latin pēs ; see pedi- . ) di of ( from Latin dē ; see de- . ) stallo stall ( of Germanic origin ; see stel- in Indo-European roots.)

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Noun

(plural pedestals)

(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands.
(figuratively) A place of reverence or honor.
He has put his mother on a pedestal. You can't say a word against her.
(rail transport) A casting secured to the frame of a truck of a railcar and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
(machining) A pillow block; a low housing.
(bridge building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier.
(steam heating) a pedestal coil, group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, used in a radiator.