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ped⋅es⋅tal
[ped-uh-stl] 
noun, verb, -taled, -tal⋅ing or (especially British
) -talled, -tal⋅ling.–noun
| 1. | an architectural support for a column, statue, vase, or the like. |
| 2. | a supporting structure or piece; base. |
| 3. | Furniture.
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| 4. | Building Trades. a bulge cast at the bottom of a concrete pile. |
–verb (used with object)
—Idiom| 5. | to put on or supply with a pedestal. |
| 6. | set or put on a pedestal, to glorify; idealize: When we first became engaged each of us set the other on a pedestal. |
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| ped·es·tal (pěd'ĭ-stəl) n.
To place on or provide with a pedestal. [Obsolete French, from Italian piedestallo : piè, foot (from Latin pēs; see pedi-) + di, of (from Latin dē; see de-) + stallo, stall (of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots).] |
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Pedestal
Ped"es*tal\, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi['e]destal, It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See Foot, and Stall, and Footstall.]1. (Arch.) 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 Column. Build him a pedestal, and say, "Stand there!" --Cowper. 2. (a) (Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box. (b) (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing. (c) (Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests on a pier. Pedestal coil (steam Heating), a group of connected straight pipes arranged side by side and one above another, -- used in a radiator.
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Language Translation for : pedestal
Spanish:
pedestal,
German:
der Sockel,
Japanese:
台
pedestal
1563, "base supporting a column, statue, etc.," from M.Fr. piédestal (1547), from It. piedistallo "base of a pillar," from pie "foot" + di "of" + stallo "stall, place, seat." Spelling in Eng. influenced by L. pedem "foot." Fig. sense of put (someone) on a pedestal "regard as highly admirable" is attested from 1859.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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pedestal
see on a pedestal.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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