Plinth, n.

n. [Gr. πλίνθος, a brick or tile, a plinth, Lat. plinthus, Fr. plinthe, It. & Sp. plinto.] (Arch.) A square, projecting, vertically faced member forming the lowest division of the base of a column; the plain projecting face at the bottom of a wall immediately above the ground. Oxf. Gloss.