'Socle' definitions:
Definition of 'socle'
(from WordNet)
noun
A plain plinth that supports a wall
Definition of 'Socle'
From: GCIDE
- Socle \So"cle\, n. [F., fr. L. socculus, dim. of soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot. Cf. Zocco.] (Arch.) (a) A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See Plinth. (b) A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall. --Oxf. Gloss. [1913 Webster]