pedestal
21pedestal — s m Base sólida, más o menos alta, de un monumento, una columna, etc: un pedestal de mármol, poner un pedestal, construir un pedestal …
22pedestal — ped|es|tal [ pedıstl ] noun count a base on which something such as a STATUE stands knock someone off their pedestal to show that someone who is very successful or admired or loved very much has faults like everyone else put someone on a pedestal …
23pedestal — n. & v. n. 1 a base supporting a column or pillar. 2 the stone etc. base of a statue etc. 3 either of the two supports of a knee hole desk or table, usu. containing drawers. v.tr. (pedestalled, pedestalling; US pedestaled, pedestaling) set or… …
24pedestal — n. on a pedestal ( held in high esteem ) * * * [ pedɪstl] on a pedestal ( held in high esteem ) …
25pedestal — noun a bust on a pedestal put on a pedestal Syn: plinth, base, support, mounting, stand, foundation, pillar, column, pier; Architecture socle …
26pedestal — ped•es•tal [[t]ˈpɛd ə stl[/t]] n. v. taled, tal•ing (esp. brit.) talled, tal•ling. 1) archit. an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like 2) a supporting structure or piece; base 3) fur a columnar support, often flaring… …
27pedestal — See: ON A PEDESTAL …
28pedestal — See: ON A PEDESTAL …
29pedestal — I. noun Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a stall Date: 1563 1. a. the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassic column see column illustration b. the base of an upright structure 2 …
30pedestal — 1. noun a) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp, or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of . b) (Railroad Cars) A… …
