Socle
Socle , noun
[French, from Latin socculus, dim. of soccus. See Sock a covering for the foot. Compare Zocco.]
(a)
(Architecture) A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base; especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like. See Plinth.
(b)
(Architecture) A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall. — Oxf. Gloss