string course

British  

noun

1. another name for cordon

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Example Sentences

A main architrave and cornice run round the entire building like an unbroken string course, and above this, excepting at the different fronts, a balustrade, to which a history is attached.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul An Account of the Old and New Buildings with a Short Historical Sketch by Dimock, Arthur

The topmost arcade of the three rises over another string course and is round-headed like the rest.

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Rochester A Description of its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

Sometimes these corbels carry a small arcade under the string course, the arches of which are pointed and trefoiled.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various

The square tower is exceedingly plain, without string course or buttress to mitigate its severity.

From Portuguese Architecture by Watson, Walter Crum

A “corbel table” is a projecting moulded string course supported by a range of corbels.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" by Various