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platband

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[plat-band] / ˈplætˌbænd /

noun

Architecture.

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

  2. any shallow molding having a flat face.

Etymology

Origin of platband

1690–1700; < Middle French platebande, equivalent to plate flat ( plate 1 ) + bande band 2

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