pedestal
11pedestal — [n] support for something base, bed, bottom, foot, foundation, mounting, platform, plinth, podium, stand, substructure, support; concept 442 …
12pedestal — ► NOUN 1) the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted. 2) each of the two supports of a kneehole desk or table. 3) the supporting column of a washbasin or toilet pan. ORIGIN Italian piedestallo, from piè foot + di of +… …
13Pedestal — (Del fr. piedestal < ital. piedistallo .) ► sustantivo masculino 1 ARQUITECTURA Pieza sobre la que se apoya una columna, una estatua u otros objetos: ■ el busto del monarca descansa sobre un pedestal de alabastro. SINÓNIMO peana 2… …
14pedestal — /ped euh stl/, n., v., pedestaled, pedestaling or (esp. Brit.) pedestalled, pedestalling. n. 1. an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like. See diag. under column. 2. a supporting structure or piece; base. 3. Furniture. a. a …
15pedestal — ped|es|tal [ˈpedıstəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of the stall ] 1.) the base on which a ↑pillar or ↑statue stands ▪ a Grecian bust on a pedestal 2.) a solid vertical… …
16pedestal — [[t]pe̱dɪst(ə)l[/t]] pedestals 1) N COUNT A pedestal is the base on which something such as a statue stands. ...a larger than life sized bronze statue on a granite pedestal. 2) N COUNT If you put someone on a pedestal, you admire them very much… …
17pedestal — {{＃}}{{LM P29563}}{{〓}} {{SynP30273}} {{［}}pedestal{{］}} ‹pe·des·tal› {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{＜}}1{{＞}} Cuerpo sólido, que sirve para sostener algo, especialmente una estatua o una columna. {{＜}}2{{＞}} {{＼}}LOCUCIONES:{{／}} ► {{｛}}en un pedestal{{｝}}… …
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18pedestal — noun (C) 1 the base on which a pillar or statue stands: a Grecian bust on a pedestal 2 pedestal basin/table especially BrE a basin or table that is supported by a single column 3 put/place sb on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat …
19pedestal — UK [ˈpedɪst(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms pedestal : singular pedestal plural pedestals a base on which something such as a statue stands • knock someone off their pedestal put someone on a pedestal …
20pedestal — /ˈpɛdəstl / (say peduhstl) noun 1. an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like. 2. a supporting structure or piece; a base. 3. one of two supports of a knee hole desk, consisting of a box like frame containing drawers. 4. a… …
