stringcourse
[string-kawrs, -kohrs]
- 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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Origin of stringcourse
Also called belt course, string.
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Below the triforium a stringcourse of chevrons runs all along.
The Cathedral Church of PeterboroughW.D. Sweeting