stringcourse

American  

[string-kawrs, -kohrs] / ˈstrɪŋˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs /

noun

Architecture.

1. a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.

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Etymology

Origin of stringcourse

First recorded in 1815–25; string + course

Example Sentences

Below the triforium a stringcourse of chevrons runs all along.

From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)

Below these, and resting upon the long stringcourse that runs above the great arches, are sets of seven trefoil-headed niches, with a half-niche at each end.

From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)

Parts of the original external stringcourse of the apse can be seen.

From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)

In some cases this tracery is placed just below the Norman stringcourse, but in others the stringcourse has been removed to make room for it.

From The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See by Sweeting, W. D. (Walter Debenham)