† piedouchen.

Forms: 1700s piedouch, 1700s–1800s piedouche.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French piédouche.

Etymology: < French piédouche (1676) < Italian pieduccio (1373 in architecture) < piede foot ( < classical Latin ped- , pēs : see -ped comb. form) + -uccio , diminutive suffix. Compare Italian piedestallo pedestal n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (pyedu·ʃ) /pjeduʃ/.

Architecture. Obsolete.

A small pedestal.

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pedestal1563

footstall1585

acroterion1664

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piedouche1704

postament1738

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Piedouche, in Architecture, is a little Square Base smoothed, and wrought with Mouldings, which serves to support a Bust or Statue drawn half way, or any small Figure in Relief.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Piedouch,..a little Stand, or Pedestal, either long or square, enrich'd with Mouldings.

1736 B. Langley Anc. Masonry Dict. sig. h^v Piedouche, a little Pedestal, on which a Busto is placed.

1867 S. E. Warren Gen. Probl. Shades & Shadows 76 A Piedouche..is a little ornamental pedestal, used for the support of a bust, a statuette, etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	piedouche
释义	† piedouchen. Forms: 1700s piedouch, 1700s–1800s piedouche. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French piédouche. Etymology: < French piédouche (1676) < Italian pieduccio (1373 in architecture) < piede foot ( < classical Latin ped- , pēs : see -ped comb. form) + -uccio , diminutive suffix. Compare Italian piedestallo pedestal n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (pyedu·ʃ) /pjeduʃ/. Architecture. Obsolete. A small pedestal. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > pedestal: general uses pedestal1563 footstall1585 acroterion1664 acroteriaa1697 piedouche1704 postament1738 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Piedouche, in Architecture, is a little Square Base smoothed, and wrought with Mouldings, which serves to support a Bust or Statue drawn half way, or any small Figure in Relief. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Piedouch,..a little Stand, or Pedestal, either long or square, enrich'd with Mouldings. 1736 B. Langley Anc. Masonry Dict. sig. h^v Piedouche, a little Pedestal, on which a Busto is placed. 1867 S. E. Warren Gen. Probl. Shades & Shadows 76 A Piedouche..is a little ornamental pedestal, used for the support of a bust, a statuette, etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.1704
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