noun
- a plain low block or plinth serving as a support for a column, statue, or structure
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The marble statue rested on a granite socle.
- The architect designed a simple socle to support the monument.
- Each column was mounted on its own stone socle.
- The bronze sculpture required a sturdy concrete socle.
- Workers carefully positioned the statue on the prepared socle.
- The socle elevated the artwork above the surrounding landscape.