Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for STY'LO-BATE
STY'LO-BATE, n. [Gr. στυλος, a pillar, and βασις, base.]
In architecture, a continued pedestal or basement, having base and cornice, and projecting both in front and behind the column it supports. – Elmes.
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