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Webster 1913 Edition

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Noun.

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pl.

Podia

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[L., fr. Gr. [GREEK], dim. of [GREEK], [GREEK], foot. See

(Arch.)

A low wall, serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall.

It is especially employed by archæologists in two senses:

(a)

The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began.

(b)

The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers.

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(Zool.)

The foot.