1 A square or rectangular base for a column, pilaster, or door framing 2 A monumental base, many of which are ornamented with moldings, base reliefs, or inscriptions, to support a statue or memorial 3 The base courses of a building collectively, if so treated as to give the appearance of a plattorm
The projecting base of a wall or column pedestal, generally chamfered or molded at the top
In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom
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