the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The stirrup of a woman's saddle.
n. The plinth or base of a pillar.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The stirrup of a woman's saddle.
n. [Cf. G. fussgestell, Sw. fotställning.] In architecture, the plinth or base of a pillar: probably a sort of translation of French piédestal, pedestal.
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n. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)