Толковый словарь английского языка - pedestal
Pedestal
pedestal
I. noun Etymology: Middle French piedestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo foot of a stall Date: 1563 1. the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassic column, the base of an upright structure, base , foundation , a position of esteem, II. transitive verb (-taled or -talled; -taling or -talling) Date: 1648 to place on or furnish with a ~
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n. & v. --n. 1 a base supporting a column or pillar. 2 the stone etc. base of a statue etc. 3 either of the two supports of a knee-hole desk or table, usu. containing drawers. --v.tr. (pedestalled, pedestalling; US pedestaled, pedestaling) set or support on a pedestal. Phrases and idioms pedestal table a table with a single central support. put (or set) on a pedestal regard as highly admirable, important, etc.; venerate. Etymology: F pi{eacute}destal f. It. piedestallo f. pi{egrave} foot f. L pes pedis + di of + stallo STALL(1) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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