Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In architecture, a bracket, pedestal, or socle, serving to support a bust, candelabrum, or other ornament.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
pedestal , used to support smallobjects , asbusts ,vases , etc.
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Examples
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"I tell you that she is here," repeated Samuel Brohl, pointing to an alabaster statuette, posed on a _piedouche_.
Samuel Brohl and Company Victor Cherbuliez 1864
hernesheir commented on the word piedouche
An architectural term, not a pie-washer.
December 8, 2010