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plynth

plynth is the archaic spelling of plinth.

Meaning of plinth

Noun

plinth (plural plinths)

  1. A block or slab upon which a column, pedestal, statue or other structure is based.
    • The queen placed the vase on the plinth so the cupbearer could fill it with flowers.
  2. The bottom course of a wall.
  3. A base or pedestal beneath a cabinet.

Forms of plynth

pluralplynths

Questions about plynth

What is plynth the archaic spelling of?
Plynth is the archaic spelling of plinth.

Words near plynth in the dictionary

  1. Plymptons
  2. Plyms
  3. Plymstock
  4. Plynlimon
  5. Plynlymmon
  6. plynth
  7. plynths
  8. plyo box
  9. plyo boxes
  10. plyometric
  11. plyometric box

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Adapted from Wiktionary: plynth (page history and authors); plinth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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