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pedestal

1. ped.es.tal \'ped-*st-*l\ n [MF piedestal, fr. OIt piedestallo, fr. pie 
   di stallo foot of] often attrib  a stall 1a: the support or foot of a late 
   classic or neoclassic column  1b: the base of an upright structure  2: 
   BASE, FOUNDATION  3: a position of esteem 
2. pedestal vt or ped.es.taled or ped.es.talled;  or ped.es.tal.ing;  or 
   ped.es.tal.ling : to place on or furnish with a pedestal