socle

(sō'kəl)

1. A plain square block higher than a plinth, serving as a pedestal for sculpture, a vase, or a column.
2. A plain plinth supporting a wall.

[French, from Italian zoccolo, wooden shoe, from Latin socculus, diminutive of soccus, a kind of light shoe. See sock¹.]

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A low, plain base course for a pedestal, column, or wall; a plain plinth.

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Socle may refer to:

• Socle (mathematics)
• Socle (architecture)

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