string course

British  

noun

1. another name for cordon

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Example Sentences

A “corbel table” is a projecting moulded string course supported by a range of corbels.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

The clerestory of the nave is divided from the stories below by an enriched string course.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

A little higher than the cross a string course traverses the front from north to south, crested with pointed cusps.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

Above the arcade was a string course carved with zig-zag ornament.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Durham A Description of Its Fabric and A Brief History of the Espiscopal See by Bygate, Joseph E.

A main architrave and cornice run round the entire building like an unbroken string course, and above this, excepting at the different fronts, a balustrade, to which a history is attached.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur