PEDESTAL


Meaning of PEDESTAL in English

■ noun

1》 the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted.

↘a position in which someone is greatly or uncritically admired: you shouldn't put him on a ~.

2》 each of the two supports of a kneehole desk or table.

3》 the supporting column or base of a washbasin or toilet pan.

Origin

C16: from Fr. piédestal , from Ital. piedestallo , from piè 'foot' + di 'of' + stallo 'stall'.

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