Defn: (Arch.) In classical architecture, a vertically faced member immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See Illust. of Column.
PLIOCENE
Pli"o*cene, a. [Written also pleiocene.] Etym: [Gr. (Geol.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent division of the Tertiary age.
PLIOCENE
Pli"o*cene, n. (Geol.)
Defn: The Pliocene period or deposits.
PLIOHIPPUS
Pli`o*hip"pus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. E. pliocene + Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct genus of horses from the Pliocene deposits. Each foot had a single toe (or hoof), as in the common horse.
PLIOSAURUS
Pli`o*sau"rus, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Paleon.)
Defn: An extinct genus of marine reptiles allied to Plesiosaurus, but having a much shorter neck.
PLITT
Plitt, n. Etym: [Russ. plete.]