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stringcourse

[ string-kawrs, -kohrs ]
/ ˈstrɪŋˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs /

noun Architecture.

a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.

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Nearby words

string tie, string together, string up, string variable, stringboard, stringcourse, stringed, stringed instrument, stringency, stringendo, stringent

Origin of stringcourse

First recorded in 1815–25; string + course
Also called belt course, string.
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British Dictionary definitions for string course

string course

noun

another name for cordon (def. 4)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012