pedestal coil

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Pedestal \Ped"es*tal\, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi['e]destal,
   It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing
   place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See {Foot}, and
   {Stall}, and {Footstall}.]
   1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp,
      or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It
      consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and
      the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of {Column}.
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            Build him a pedestal, and say, "Stand there!"
                                                  --Cowper.
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   2. Hence: A short free-standing column or column-like object
      designed to support a work of art or other object; a
      column serving the same function as the base of a statue.
      It may be made of wood, marble, or other suitable
      material.
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   3. (Furniture) A part of a desk which contains a frame and
      drawers, stands on the floor, and provides support for the
      desk surface. There may be zero, one, or two such
      pedestals in a desk.
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   4.
      (a) (Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a
          truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.
      (b) (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing.
      (c) (Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the
          foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests
          on a pier.
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   {Pedestal coil} (steam Heating), a group of connected
      straight pipes arranged side by side and one above
      another, -- used in a radiator.
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