- a slablike member beneath the base of a column or pier.
- a square base or a lower block, as of a pedestal.
- a projecting course of stones at the base of a wall; earth table.
- (in joinery) a flat member at the bottom of an architrave, dado, baseboard, or the like.
- the rectangular slab or block that forms the lowest part of the base of a column, statue, pedestal, or pier
- the lowest part of the wall of a building that appears above ground level, esp one that is formed of a course of stone or brick
- a flat block on either side of a doorframe, where the architrave meets the skirting
- a flat base on which a structure or piece of equipment is placed
