[plinth] 
| 1. | a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier. |
| 2. | a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal. |
| 3. | Also called plinth course. a projecting course of stones at the base of a wall; earth table. |
| 4. | (in joinery) a flat member at the bottom of an architrave, dado, baseboard, or the like. |
| plinth (plĭnth) n.
[French plinthe, from Latin plinthus, from Greek plinthos, tile, plinth.] |