platband

[ plat-band ]

noun

, Architecture.

1. a flat structural member, as a lintel or flat arch.
2. any shallow molding having a flat face.

Word History and Origins

Origin of platband¹

1690–1700; < Middle French platebande, equivalent to plate flat ( plate ¹ ) + bande band ²

Example Sentences

Associated words: parterre, platband, terrace. flowering, a. phænogamous, phænogamian.--n. inflorescence flowering plants.

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