PLATBAND


Meaning of PLATBAND in English

/plat"band'/ , n. Archit.

1. a flat structural member, as a lintel or flat arch.

2. any shallow molding having a flat face.

[ 1690-1700; platebande, equiv. to plate flat (see PLATE 1 ) + bande BAND 2 ]

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