Oct
17

Plinth

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A plinth is the base of a cabinet in cabinet making.

It is also a word used in the popular internet game word whomp.

In architecture, a plinth is the platform or base upon which a column, pedestal, statue, monument, or structure rests.<ref>
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Hoysala temple on plinth

Plinth of the Sign of the Kiwi, Dyers Pass, Port Hills, Christchurch (NZ) c 1917

square granite plinth with a peace symbol in Canberra Peace Park Canberra

Spartan plinth beds -Kanheri Caves


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See also

  • Set-off (architecture)
  • Socle (architecture)

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