SOCLE

socle

(noun) a plain plinth that supports a wall

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (a plinth or pedestal): zocco, zocle

Anagrams

• 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



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