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scamillus

scamillus noun: a sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without mouldings and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.

Noun

scamillus (plural scamilli)

  1. A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without mouldings and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.

Forms of scamillus

pluralscamilli

Origin of scamillus

From Latin [Term?] (“a little bench”), from scamnum (“bench, stool”).

Questions about scamillus

What does scamillus mean?
Scamillus means a sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without mouldings and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.
What part of speech is scamillus?
Scamillus is a noun.
What is the plural of scamillus?
The plural of scamillus is scamilli.

Words near scamillus in the dictionary

  1. scamel
  2. scamels
  3. scamera
  4. scameras
  5. scamilli
  6. scamillus
  7. scammable
  8. scammed
  9. scammee
  10. scammees
  11. scammel

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