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pedestalIn Classical architecture, a support or base for a column, statue, vase, or obelisk. It may be square, octagonal, or circular. A single pedestal may also support a group of columns, or colonnade (see podium). The pedestal, which was first employed by Roman architects, consists (from bottom to top) of three parts: the plinth, the dado (or die), and the cornice (or cap). pedestal a base that supports a column, statue, etc., as used in classical architecture How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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How one day they're pedestaled, and the next day they're hurt and become invisible. ] From the position of queen, lover, muse, and pedestaled wife, she [the black woman] became a symbol of sexual excess in the white mind. White women who encountered her picture might gaze at Craft in her costume as if through a speculum that reflected insights into their own pedestaled positions. |
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