socle
(noun) a plain plinth that supports a wall
Source: WordNet® 3.1
socle (plural socles)
(architecture) A low plinth or pedestal used to display a statue or other artwork.
(architecture) A plain face or plinth at the foot of a wall.
(algebra, ring theory) The sum of the minimal normal submodules of a given R-module of a given ring R.
(group theory) The subgroup generated by the minimal normal subgroups of a given group.
• (a plinth or pedestal): zocco, zocle
• Close, Coles, close, coles
Source: Wiktionary
So"cle, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. socculus, dim. of soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot. Cf. Zocco.] (Arch.) (a) A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See Plinth. (b) A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall. Oxf. Gloss.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
