pedestal
an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like.
a supporting structure or piece; base.
Furniture.
a support for a desk, consisting of a boxlike frame containing drawers one above the other.
a columnar support for a tabletop.
Building Trades. a bulge cast at the bottom of a concrete pile.
to put on or supply with a pedestal.
Idioms about pedestal
set / put on a pedestal, to glorify; idealize: When we first became engaged each of us set the other on a pedestal.
Origin of pedestal
1Other words from pedestal
- un·ped·es·tal, verb (used with object), un·ped·es·taled, un·ped·es·tal·ing or (especially British) un·ped·es·talled, un·ped·es·tal·ling.
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British Dictionary definitions for pedestal
/ (ˈpɛdɪstəl) /
a base that supports a column, statue, etc, as used in classical architecture
a position of eminence or supposed superiority (esp in the phrases place, put, or set on a pedestal)
either of a pair of sets of drawers used as supports for a writing surface
(as modifier): a pedestal desk
Origin of pedestal
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with pedestal
see on a pedestal.
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