string course
Britishnoun
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There was also a heavy gold string course and bull-nose moulding similar to that on the palace; but, apart from that and the gold-tiled roof, there was no attempt at exterior decorative effect.
From Harry Escombe A Tale of Adventure in Peru by Victor Prout
Above this is a moulded string course, and on each face are shafts of Aberdeen red granite, with moulded caps and bases.
From A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time by James Conway Walter
The gable stands back a little and has its base hidden by a parapet rising above a decorated string course.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by G. H. (George Henry) Palmer
A broader and more generous string course runs, at the height of the capitals, across the wall surfaces between the upper clerestory and the lower arcades.
From Cathedrals of Spain by John A.
The term is more correctly applied to a string course.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
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