nounorthostătaORTHOSTATA☆ KeepMeaningthe facing of a wallLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879ORTHOSTATALEWIS & SHORTORTHOSTATAorthostăta, ae, m., = ὀρθοστάτης (that stands upright), in archit., I. the facing of a wall (pure Lat. frons), Vitr. 2, 8; 10, 19 fin.Read the whole entry