platband

[ plat-band ]

/ ˈplætˌbænd /

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noun Architecture.

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

any shallow molding having a flat face.

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Origin of platband

1690–1700; <Middle French platebande, equivalent to plate flat (see plate¹) + bandeband²