scămillus, i, m. (acc. to Prisc. p. 615 P., scămellum, i, n.) dim. [scamnum],
a little bench or stool : impares, i. e. unequal projections or steps on the pedestals of columns, Vitr. 3, 4, 5; 5, 9, 4; App. 615 P.
·noun A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally w...
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