Definitions
a support or foundation
Word origin
Borrowed from Middle French piédestal, itself borrowed from Italian piedistallo (literally “foot stand”). Spelling influenced by Latin pēs, pedem.
Used in a sentence
“The table and two base pedestals cost more than $4,000. The pedestals are described as having “hand applied ebonized inlay with bell flowers topped by hand carved scrolls and a fluted column.””
“The state reached a deal with the city to remove the 40-foot granite pedestal the Lee statue sat on for more than a century.”
“He has put his mother on a pedestal. You can't say a word against her.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Statue base”8 letters
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