footstall

[foot-stawl]

foot·stall

[foot-stawl]
noun
1.
the stirrup of a woman's sidesaddle.
2.
Architecture. a pedestal, plinth, or base, as of a statue, column, or pier.

Origin:
1575–85; foot + stall1
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Footstall is always a great word to know.
So is base. Does it mean:
the distinctively treated lowermost portion of any construction such as a monument or exterior wall
a drawing that represents an object or structure as being projected geometrically on a vertical plane parallel to one of its sides
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footstall (ˈfʊtˌstɔːl)
 
n
1.  the pedestal, plinth, or base of a column, pier, or statue
2.  the stirrup on a sidesaddle

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