Category:Socle

So"cle, n. Etym: [f., fr. L. socculus, dim. of soccus. See sock a Covering for the foot. Cf. Zocco.] (arch.) (a) a plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; Especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See plinth. (b) a plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall. Oxf. Gloss.