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.

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

Translations

small pedestal

• French: piédouche (fr) m
• Italian: pieduccio m