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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

[F., fr. L.

socculus

, dim. of

soccus

. See

a covering for the foot. Cf.

(Arch.)

(a)

A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See

(b)

A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall.

Oxf. Gloss.

Noun.

[See Sock.] In architecture, a flat squre member under the basis of pedestals of vases and statues, serving as a foot or stand.