A plinth is the rubber gasket that the lamp sits on. The word means base
and is normally used in reference to the base of a statue.
Richard Crump, esq, USA
----- Original Message -----
From: Ken Waringa <kwaringa@dynsys.com>
To: MG <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2000 8:27 AM
Subject: English to American
> I'm looking at some parts from England, and I don't know what a "Plinth"
is.
> Can anyone enlighten me? I lived in Scotland for almost 10 years during
my
> Navy career, and I asked an English friend, but he didn't know either.
I've
> looked at some of the English to American dictionaries on the net, but no
> luck.
>
> The parts are: Front Wing Plinth and Rear Wing Lamp Lower Plinths.
>
> TIA
>
> Ken Waringa
>
>
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