piedouche

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noun

A small pedestal used to support a bust, a vase, etc.

OriginFrench piédouche ← Italian peduccio →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounpiedouche (plural piedouches)

plural piedouches · alternative piédouche

  1. A small pedestal used to support a bust, a vase, etc.

Origin

  1. Italianpeduccio“console, corbel”
  2. Frenchpiédouche
  3. Englishpiedouche

Borrowed from French piédouche, itself a borrowing from Italian peduccio (“console, corbel”).

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Translations

French piédouche
  • piédouchesmall pedestal
Italian pieduccio
  • pieducciosmall pedestal
Cite this entry
APA

piedouche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piedouche

MLA

“piedouche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piedouche. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “piedouche,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/piedouche.

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