SURBASED


Meaning of SURBASED in English

/serr"bayst'/ , adj. Archit.

1. having a surbase.

2. depressed; flattened.

3. (of an arch) having a rise of less than half the span.

[ 1755-65; SUR- 1 + (A)BASED lowered; modeled on F surbaissé, equiv. to sur- (intensive) + baissé lowered ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .