string course

British  

noun

1. another name for cordon

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Example Sentences

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 Prout, Victor

The semi-cylindrical shafts starting from them are now stopped by the plain string course that divides this from the next story.

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)

Four grotesque Norman waterspouts break the string course between the cornice and a beautiful flat arcade under the arches, on which are half-length figures of saints and bishops.

From Cathedral Cities of Italy by Collins, William Wiehe

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 Palmer, G. H. (George Henry)

A reeded ovolo and deeply cut and drilled denticulated member lend sufficient emphasis to the string course of the cornice.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank