Definitions for: Pedestal


[n] an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
[n] a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp"
[n] a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: base, footstall, plinth, stand

See Also: brass monkey, column, dado, pillar, position, socle, staddle, status, support, trivet

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