socle

noun

Definition of soclenext
as in frieze

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for socle
  1. frieze
  2. cornice
  3. capital
  4. entablature
  5. architrave
  6. column
  7. pillar
  8. pilaster
Noun
  • Why wouldn’t the owner take the time to up-light the friezes?
    Sage Jessica Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The smoothed limestone blocks and cobra frieze already found at the site may be hiding such an entrance.
    Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of frieze
Noun
  • New plaster cornice and classical overdoor detail create focal points in the entry.
    Troy J. McMullen, Architectural Digest, 13 Jan. 2025
  • Rising above the great staircase is a builder’s catalogue of pilasters, cornices, corners, lion’s heads, dentils, robed muses, medallions, scrolls, and arched niches.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of cornice
Noun
  • As for the private capital lending, long-term equity and financing services provided by his new patron, Thompson acknowledges that his knowledge remains limited.
    Matt Craig, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • And how much of their worth is tied up in a team that took out a $50 million loan to cover expenses after the 2023 season, had a capital call to its minority owners for $100 million the previous year and has had MLB slap its hand for reaching its limit of allowable debt?
    Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of capital
Noun
  • Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.
    Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).
    Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2015
Definition of entablature
Noun
  • Drench a Room in Color Paint the whole room lavender, walls, doors, architraves, fireplaces, and all; the effect is brilliantly bold and ultra-contemporary, as evidenced by Sawyers’ Dupont Circle project.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023
  • The entire government believes that school is a fundamental architrave of our society.
    Irene Dominioni, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
Definition of architrave
Noun
  • That means the government could not censor this column without violating my First Amendment rights and Bloomberg’s.
    Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025
  • Most-clicked in the newsletter yesterday: Andrew Marchand’s column on ESPN’s game plan after Disney acquired Fubo.
    Chris Branch, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of column
Noun
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have stood as pillars of empowerment and excellence for Black students in America.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Working-class men without college degrees now constitute a pillar of the Republican base, which remains primarily white but increasingly includes Latino men, a majority of whom voted for Trump in 2024.
    Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
Definition of pillar
Noun
  • Though more stately in its setting of classical pilasters and marble floors, the lobby El Bar del Majestic is pretty hopping too with live piano music.
    John Oseid, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Rising above the great staircase is a builder’s catalogue of pilasters, cornices, corners, lion’s heads, dentils, robed muses, medallions, scrolls, and arched niches.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of pilaster
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