Definition of Podum
||Po"di*um (?), n.; pl.
Podia (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;, dim. of &?;, &?;, foot.
See Pew.] 1. (Arch.) A low wall,
serving as a foundation, a substructure, or a terrace wall. It
is especially employed by archæologists in two senses:
(a) The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an
amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began.
(b) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple,
sometimes a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See
Illust. of Column.
2. (Zoöl.) The foot.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A platform on which to stand, as when conducting an orchestra or preaching at a pulpit
- A stand used to hold notes when speaking publicly
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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