plinth course

Variant of plinth

noun

  1. the square block at the base of a column, pedestal, etc.
  2. the base on which a statue is placed
  3. a course of brick or stone, often a projecting one, along the base of a wall
  4. a flat block at the base of door trim, an architrave, etc.

Origin: L plinthus < Gr plinthos, brick, tile

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