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PLATBAND
Etymology
Noun
platband (plural platbands)
A border of flowers in a garden, especially along a wall; a strip of turf forming a border.
(figuratively) Any border.
(architecture) A flat fascia on an architrave, or forming a border round a window, or a horizontal band along a wall.
(architecture) A fillet on a column, between the flutings.
(rare) A flat lintel over a door or window.
Source: Wiktionary
Plat"band`, n. Etym: [F. plate-bande; plat, plate, flat, level + bande a band.]
1. A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or a parterre; hence, a border.
2. (Arch.) (a) A flat molding, or group of moldings, the width of which much exceeds its projection, as the face of an architrave. (b) A list or fillet between the flutings of a column.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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