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
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
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