/ ˈpedɪstl; NAmE / noun
the base that a column, statue, etc. rests on :
a pedestal basin (= a washbasin supported by a column)
I replaced the vase carefully on its pedestal
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IDIOMS
- to put / place sb on a pedestal
—more at knock verb
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French piédestal , from Italian piedestallo , from piè foot (from Latin pes , ped- , which later influenced the spelling) + di of + stallo stall.