piedouche

See also: piédouche

English

Alternative forms

piédouche

Etymology

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

Noun

piedouche (plural piedouches)

Piedouche of the bust of Louis XV of France, by Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne the Younger in the palace of Versailles.

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

Translations

small pedestal

French: piédouche (fr) m
Italian: pieduccio m

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