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pedestaln. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French pedestal, piédestal. Etymology: < Middle French pedestal, piedestal (1526–37; French piédestal) < Italian piedestallo , piedistallo (late 13th cent.) < piede foot ( < classical Latin ped- , pēs : see -ped comb. form) + Italian stallo stall, seat, abode (see stall n.1). Compare post-classical Latin pedestallum (1342, 1365 in Italian sources), Catalan pedestal (1575 as pedestral), Spanish pedestal (1539). the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > base on which a thing rests society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > column > [noun] > pedestal society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > pedestal: general uses the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > base on which a thing rests > pedestal α. 1563 J. Shute sig. Ciiv If ye will set Stylobata, or Pedestal, vnder your pillor,..you shall make a foure square,..one ende shalbe the height of the square or body of the Pedestall. 1589 G. Puttenham ii. xi. 80 The Piller..is considered with two accessarie parts, a pedestall or base, and a chapter or head, the body is the shaft. 1663 B. Gerbier 30 It seldom happens that a Pedestal is put to the Tuscan Order. 1665 in D. Yaxley (2003) 152 2 scrowls, one pettystall, one stone to wash hands at. a1701 H. Maundrell (1703) 20 This serv'd for a Pedestal to a Throne erected upon it. 1781 E. Gibbon II. xvii. 16 This column was erected on a pedestal of white marble twenty feet high. 1845 J. H. Parker (ed. 4) I. 275 Pedestal,..a substructure frequently placed under columns in Classical architecture. 1861 Jan. 20/1 A four-legged pedestal.., with a basket on the top of it. a1878 G. G. Scott (1879) I. 87 The singular ornamentation of the pedestal or basement of the doorways. 1910 I. 381/1 Some fragments of the reliefs which adorned the pedestal are in the museum at Athens. 1999 7 The bust stands on an English walnut pedestal specially made for it. 2. figurative and in figurative contexts. 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas i. iii. 108 Heau'ns chastest Spouse, supporter of this All, This glorious Buildings goodly Pedestall. 1649 Bp. J. Taylor i. 120 Self-denial and Mortification, which are the Pedestal of the Crosse. 1702 E. Ward Ep. Ded. sig. A2 The latter robs us of that Substance upon which we ought (for our Security) to place the Pedestal of our future Prosperity. 1745 E. Young 25 Fain would he make the World his Pedestal. 1850 R. W. Emerson Uses of Great Men in i. 13 The true artist has the planet for his pedestal; the adventurer..has nothing broader than his own shoes. 1865–1912 H. James 345 The Twice-Told Tales, charming as they are, do not constitute a very massive literary pedestal. 1939 Oct. 45/3 It is a holding company resting upon four great pedestals: acids, alkalies, coal tar, and nitrogen. 2003 (Nexis) May The world economy rested on three large pedestals: North America, the European Union and Japan. the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > leg > [noun] the world > life > the body > external parts of body > limb > extremities > foot > [noun] 1695 W. Congreve iv. i. 68 Let Taliacotius trim the Calves of Twenty Chairmen, and make three Pedestals to stand erect upon. 1699 E. Ward I. vii. 4 My Pedestals are so Crippl'd with our Whimsical Peregrination, tht I Totter like a founder'd Horse. 1720 E. Ward i. 29 But now the Coss-way that we trod B'ing smoothly rais'd above the Road, Our Pedestals [are] much more at ease. 1770 A. Brice iv. 139 When lopping Sword, by nether Chop, has won The Pedestals of strenuous Withrington.., On Stumps..he Faulchion rears. 1812 R. Wilson I. 13 I wish my fairer countrywomen would..adopt the exterior neatness, even if nature should not..be as gracious in moulding the shape of the pedestal. 1830 52 ‘Two of the finest legs in England,’—he pointed to her ladyship's pretty pedestals. the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [verb (transitive)] > regard as important the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > revere [verb (transitive)] > greatly or immoderately 1811 M. Brunton II. xxx. 336 As long as you are determined to worship De Courcy, you'll never listen to any thing that brings him down from his pedestal. 1859 Ld. Tennyson Merlin & Vivien 727 in Because of that high pleasure which I had To seat you sole upon my pedestal Of worship. 1882 R. L. Stevenson 158 This is to put friendship on a pedestal indeed. 1916 G. B. Shaw 205 She wishes she could get him alone..and just drag him off his pedestal and see him making love like any common man. 1930 A. Roosevelt in H. Powell p. xiii In the United States we are so used to work that we can't conceive of life without it. We have placed work on a pedestal. It is our God. 1990 Mar. 15/4 The moment he puts himself up on a pedestal as if he thinks he is better than his congregation, he will lose all his effectiveness. 3. society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [noun] > support 1665 R. Hooke Pref. I am able, by the help of a Ruler divided into inches and small parts, and laid on the Pedestal of the Microscope, to cast, as it were, the magnifi'd appearance of the Object upon the Ruler. 1678 (Royal Soc.) 12 988 To this is added on the Pedestal a Projection of all the appearing Constellations in this Horizon. 1701 T. Tuttell 7 Dodecahedron.., sometimes fitted on a Pedestal with Dials drawn on every Plain, that direct one another to shew the true Hour of the Day. 1774 M. Mackenzie iv. 43 Set the Brass Pedestal on a firm Support... Then hang the Quadrant on the Pillar, and by the Spirit-level and Screws in the Feet, the Pillar may be set perpendicular. 1831 D. Brewster iii. 23 Let the board with its pedestal be placed..in a glass vessel of water. 1875 E. H. Knight III. 2241/1 The work is supported on a revolving pedestal b, termed the gentleman, which may be adjusted by a side-screw to any desired hight. 1961 G. Millerson iii. 23 A one-man camera mounting, the pedestal has high manoeuvrability. 1969 E. P. Anderson (ed. 2) xvii. 277 Portable mixers..are food mixers without stands or pedestals. 1991 Sept. 72 (advt.) Heavy duty grinder. Choice of four grinding wheels. Cast iron pedestal. society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > parts of axle assembly 1814 R. Buchanan vii. 155 Hence the term Pillow Block, and, sometimes, corruptly, Plumber Block. In Manchester they are called Pedestals. 1874 E. H. Knight I. 202/1 Axle-guard, one of the pedestals in which the boxes of an axle play vertically as the springs yield and recoil. a1877 E. H. Knight II. 1647/1 Pedestal, the standards of a pillow-block, holding the brasses in which the shaft turns. 1930 11 July 39/3 The outer end of the crankshaft is supported by a ring-oiled outboard bearing and pedestal. 1998 Re: OSW Trucks (Not!) in bit.listserv.railroad (Usenet newsgroup) 23 Mar. There is friction between the inside walls of the pedestals and the exterior walls of the journal boxes. society > travel > rail travel > railway system or organization > [noun] > track > parts and fittings of rails 1816 W. Losh & G. Stephenson 2 The joinings of the rails with the pedestals or props which support them. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ 653 A chair is..placed on a pedestal at every three or four feet distance,..according to the length of the cast iron rails. 1835 23 228 The pedestal for the joint..to be fastened to the sleeper with cotter bolts. 4. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > [noun] > parts of furniture generally > leg or support 1788 52 (heading) Sideboard, with pedestals and vases to join. 1794 (A. Hepplewhite & Co.) (ed. 3) 7 One pedestal serves as a plate-warmer..; the other pedestal is used as a pot cupboard.] 1851 III. 730/2 A sideboard of mahogany, in the Italian style; each pedestal consists of an infant Bacchus, with accompanying attributes. 1854 H. W. Herbert xvii. i. 389 A centre-table of circular form, the pedestal of which, curiously carved, had been wrought..in gold and azure. 1896 170 Washstand.., Chamber Pedestal, Towel Horse. 1913–14 Fall–Winter 273/3 The [table] top measures 45 x 45 ins., and is supported by a massive round pedestal. 1975 J. Rathbone i. iv. 32 The cracked W.C. pedestal did not bear looking into. 1995 Mar. 42/1 Your new basin can be wallhung, set on a pedestal or into a vanity unit. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > desk > [noun] > parts of 1866 T. Carlyle in J. W. Carlyle (1883) III. 254 I have discovered in drawers of pedestal these mournful letters. 1930 5 June 3/2 (advt.) Mahogany partner's pedestal desk, fitted four short legs to ends of pedestals, fully pannelled sides [etc.]. 1960 July 56 Several basic broad desk tops, pedestals, panels. 2002 (Nexis) 20 34 A number of mobile pedestals for personal property were included, to promote workstation sharing for part-time staff. society > communication > broadcasting > television > visual element > [noun] > signals, types, or parts of 1937 June 15/2 From the shading panel the signal goes to a control amplifier where the pedestal level is set. This pedestal is a voltage level corresponding to black, or slightly ‘blacker than black’, on which the synchronizing impulses are placed and which exists throughout the return trace of the cathode beam. 1951 R. B. Dome ix. 214 The width of the horizontal synchronizing pulse is approximately half the width of its pedestal. 1972 F. H. Belt 101 Video looks okay at first glance, although actually it's compressed a bit at the black end (up near where the sync pedestals should be). Also, blanking (the sync pedestal) appears widened. 1991 Sept. 28/3 Black level, or pedestal, and Zebra may also be accurately set before use or in the field, as desired. Compounds C1. 1734 II Zocco..also signifies a low Square Member serving to support a Column or other part of a Building, instead of a Pedestal Base, or Plinth. 1948 A. Lane ii. 9 Wide and shallow with pedestal bases. 2001 Autumn 41/2 To create a stand-alone effect in almost any room, we've incorporated a pedestal base and cornice top. 1896 194 Pedestal Cupboard. 1959 G. Savage 122 Pedestal cupboards, surmounted by urns, appear quite frequently. 1997 (Nexis) 6 Dec. i6 The pedestal cupboard cleverly closes to conceal 160 compact discs. 1856 F. L. Olmsted 383 Cypresses, with great pedestal trunks, and protuberant roots. C2. the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > cleaning > washing > washing oneself or body > [noun] > washing the hands > vessel for washing the hands (and face) 1967 J. Morrison in 140 There was no pedestal basin and no tap. 1990 Apr. 49/1 Pedestal basins have the advantage that the pedestal will hide at least some of the plumbing. 1853 O. Byrne 51/1 Spring and pedestal boxes, in which the axles of the wheels move. 1893 Nov. 247/2 It [sc. an electric locomotive] has a rigid frame and a multiplicity of drivers connected together, armatures mounted directly on the axles, field magnets rigidly carried on pedestal boxes. 1895 I. K. Funk et al. II. (at cited word) Pedestal-coil. 1904 at Pedestal Pedestal-coiler. society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > shaft > [noun] > parts of > support or bearing > parts of 1875 E. H. Knight III. 1704/2 (caption) [Figure of pillow-block:] c. pedestal-cover. 1994 Catalina 30 - For Sale in rec.boats (Usenet newsgroup) 13 Sept. Sail cover, steering pedestal cover, and winch covers are included. 2001 31 Mar. 28 Put away the furry toilet seat and pedestal cover. society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > acrobatic dancing > [noun] society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > pedestal-dancing 1880 A. M. Douglas xxvii. 334 I used to be afraid, first, of the flying leaps from the gallery to the stage, and then the pedestal-dance seemed so terrible. 1895 23 Jan. 6/7 The fancy trick and burlesque bicycle act and pedestal dance. 1940 J. Martin in B. Sobel 205 The climax in stage novelty was the pedestal dance in which the performer stood on a high stand and danced on an area about twelve inches square from which he turned and somersaulted and then returned safely to his small platform. c1973 J. Cholerton (Assoc. Amer. Tap Dancing) 12 Pedestal dance (Contortionist Number). society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > acrobatic performance > [noun] > acrobat > pedestal-dancer 1895 23 Jan. 6/7 On the authorised printed programme..the Dunedin Troupe were duly put down for two performances as bicyclists, and Mdlle. Donegan..as a pedestal dancer. 1906 12 Mar. 7/1 Mr. and Mrs. Lannon were appearing at the ‘hall’ as ‘pedestal dancers’. 1906 12 Mar. 7/1 Mrs. Lannon said pedestal dancing was not a speciality, but they had introduced it. 1883 14 Apr. 345/1 I was once the possessor of a very solid pedestal desk. 1952 J. Gloag 353 Small pedestal desks were introduced early in the 18th century. 1989 4 Mar. 8/1 This mahogany ebony inlaid, pedestal desk..attributed to Bullock fetched an exceptional £146,000. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > mat > for bathroom 1962 5 Dec. 6/3 Matching bathroom sets..bath mat, pedestal mat, lavatory seat cover. 1995 Autumn–Winter 872/1 3 piece set. Pedestal mat 60 × 40cm. bath mat 75 × 50cm. and seat cover. 1831 T. O'Scanlan (at cited word) Pedestal rail, pieza en que descansan los balaustres de la galeria. 1850 J. Greenwood 136 Pedestal-rail, a rail about 2 inches thick, that is wrought over the foot-space rail, and in which there is a groove to steady the heels of the balusters of the galleries. society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > table > [noun] > other tables 1858 P. L. Simmonds 375/1 Tea-poy, an ornamental pedestal table, with lifting top. 1939 1032 Bedside pedestal table..With half door..or full door. 1939 1032 Kidney Shape Pedestal Table, fitted with six drawers. 1975 35 Pedestal table. Spun aluminium base..melamine laminate top. 1990 Oct. 48 (caption) Right inset: the extendable, double pedestal table with alternative carvers and chairs in Fanfare Green fabric sits elegantly alongside the cocktail cabinet. society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > vessel > vase > [noun] > specific types 1960 K. M. Kenyon vii. 171 Neither pedestal vases..nor flaring carinated bowls..are found. 2000 M. Sargeant 30/2 (caption) Superb pair of trophy pedestal vases... The painting of musical trophies is by Désiré Leroy. 1967 (B.S.I.) 62 Pedestal wash basin, a wash basin supported from the floor by a column-shaped base. 2000 J. Rykwert & R. Schezen 166 Between ramp and staircase.., a freestanding pedestal washbasin is an invitation to the visitor to cleanse him- or herself before making the ascent. 1883 193 Pedestal Writing Table,..Leather Top. 1939–40 1006/2 Mahogany Pedestal Writing Table. With 9 drawers..£35 00. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online June 2022). pedestalv. Inflections: Present participle pedestalling, (chiefly U.S.) pedestaling; past tense and past participle pedestalled, (chiefly U.S.) pedestaled; Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: pedestal n. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [verb (transitive)] > furnish with pedestal the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > reverence > revere [verb (transitive)] > greatly or immoderately 1648 Earl of Westmorland (1879) 77 All the fabrick Is pedestall'd upon those precious piles. 1660 A. Brett 20 With Chrysolite and Berill wall'd, And with our highest Church Steeples pedestall'd. 1715 M. Davies 185 The Theater is Grounded, Pedestal'd and Carpetted over. 1777 ‘C. D. R. T. X.’ 24 Statues should be raised to him, his image should be pedestalled upon every heart. 1802 H. Martin II. 255 There is nothing I detest more than being pedestaled for a genius. 1889 2 Apr. 3/3 He seems to us to miss the significance of the true Imperialism which pedestals itself on Nationalism. 1909 11 May 3/1 Five years, scarcely more, sufficed to pedestal in triumph the man who for four-fifths of his life had been wide of his true fate. 1928 A. Huxley iii. 46 A Venus by Canova, the pride of the third marquess's collection, stands pedestalled in an alcove. 1999 11 Jan. 90/2 Instead of contemplating an object that is framed or pedestalled in otherworldly space, viewers are made self-conscious by an emphatic presence in their own space. society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [verb (transitive)] > furnish with pedestal > support as pedestal 1890 J. K. Hosmer 121 Every convenient stump pedestalled its orator. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.1563 v.1648 |
