platband

noun

1

a

: a horizontal band that is a member of a building and that takes the form of a lintel course, a flat arch, or one of a group of moldings

b

: architrave, epistyle

c

: a list or fillet between the flutings of a column

2

: a border of flowers or turf

Word History

Etymology

French plate-bande, literally, flat band, from Middle French, from plate, feminine of plat flat + bande band, strip

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