postament

noun

pos·​ta·​ment

ˈpōstəmənt

plural -s

1

a

: pedestal, base

b

: stereobate

2

: a frame, mount, or molding for a work in relief

Word History

Etymology

German, from (assumed) obsolete Italian postamento, from postare to place, put (from posto, past participle of porre to put) + -mento -ment (from Latin -mentum)

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