scamillus

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noun

A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without mouldings and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.

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Meanings

nounscamillus (plural scamilli)

plural scamilli

  1. architectureA sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without mouldings and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.

Origin

  1. Latin[Term?]“a little bench”
  2. Englishscamillus

From Latin [Term?] (“a little bench”), from scamnum (“bench, stool”).

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APA

scamillus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scamillus

MLA

“scamillus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scamillus. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scamillus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scamillus.

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