On Thu, 28 Sep 1995, S. L. Hower wrote:
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> My personal favorite has to be: plinth
> (and I have no earthly idea what it is...)
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> --slh
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> Scott Hower --> howersl@ttown.apci.com
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> (610) 481-2646 --Anonymous
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>
A plinth is a flat member at the bottom of an architrave.
Come on, everybody knows that!
Another definition is that it's the square pedestal, upon which a pillar
stands.
pclawson@mail.orion.org
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