postamentn.

Brit.

/ˈpəʊstəm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈpoʊstəm(ə)nt/

Forms: 1700s postment, 1800s– postament.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from German. Etymon: German Postament.

Etymology: Apparently < German Postament (16th cent.; formerly also Postement ), probably < Italian postare to put in place (see post v.³) + German -ment -ment suffix. Compare Swedish postament (1713; 1651 as posament), Dutch postament (1740 as postement), both probably < German.Compare Italian postamento, apparently only attested in sense ‘posting of troops’ (1889).

Architecture.

A pedestal, a base; (also) a framing, mounting, or moulding around a bas-relief or the like.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > pedestal: general uses

pedestal1563

footstall1585

acroterion1664

acroteriaa1697

piedouche1704

postament1738

the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > base on which a thing rests > pedestal

footstoneOE

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1738 G. Smith Curious Relations II. 392 All these Pyramids were railed in with Bannisters, on the Postments of every other were put Pots with Orange-Trees.

1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §191. 174 Insulated pedestals of columns (stylobates) which arose from continuous postaments (stereobates).

1908 Daily Rep. 7 Feb. 6/4 A pair of Sèvres china busts, ‘Marie Antoinette’ and ‘Louis XVI.’, mounted on Bleu de Roi Sèvres china postaments.

1977 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. 81 313/2 Among the large-scale output of his workshop were half finished architectural elements, e.g. a column base and a huge postament.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	postament
释义	postamentn. Brit. /ˈpəʊstəm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈpoʊstəm(ə)nt/ Forms: 1700s postment, 1800s– postament. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from German. Etymon: German Postament. Etymology: Apparently < German Postament (16th cent.; formerly also Postement ), probably < Italian postare to put in place (see post v.³) + German -ment -ment suffix. Compare Swedish postament (1713; 1651 as posament), Dutch postament (1740 as postement), both probably < German.Compare Italian postamento, apparently only attested in sense ‘posting of troops’ (1889). Architecture. A pedestal, a base; (also) a framing, mounting, or moulding around a bas-relief or the like. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > pedestal: general uses pedestal1563 footstall1585 acroterion1664 acroteriaa1697 piedouche1704 postament1738 the world > space > relative position > low position > [noun] > condition of being placed under > that which lies under > base on which a thing rests > pedestal footstoneOE foot stakea1382 basec1450 pedestal1563 footpath1580 footstall1585 basisa1616 postament1738 footstalk1787 1738 G. Smith Curious Relations II. 392 All these Pyramids were railed in with Bannisters, on the Postments of every other were put Pots with Orange-Trees. 1850 J. Leitch tr. K. O. Müller Ancient Art (new ed.) §191. 174 Insulated pedestals of columns (stylobates) which arose from continuous postaments (stereobates). 1908 Daily Rep. 7 Feb. 6/4 A pair of Sèvres china busts, ‘Marie Antoinette’ and ‘Louis XVI.’, mounted on Bleu de Roi Sèvres china postaments. 1977 Amer. Jrnl. Archeol. 81 313/2 Among the large-scale output of his workshop were half finished architectural elements, e.g. a column base and a huge postament. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1738
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