string course
Britishnoun
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A little higher than the cross a string course traverses the front from north to south, crested with pointed cusps.
From Portuguese Architecture by Walter Crum Watson
The crenellated gable parapet rises from a string course with five sculptured masks, and has plain shields on its battlements.
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
The term is more correctly applied to a string course.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various
A string course runs along the bottom of this gallery and forms the bases of the triple shafts; the bases are supported on corbels which die off upon the sloping wall below.
From Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Episcopal See by Percy Dearmer
The familiar Grecian band or double denticulated molding in the string course gives character to the cornice, while an attractive leaf decoration in applied composition adorns the recessed frieze panel.
From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Frank Cousins
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