surbase

American  

[sur-beys] / ˈsɜrˌbeɪs /

noun

Architecture.

1. a molding above a base, as that immediately above a baseboard, the crowning molding of a pedestal, etc.

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surbase British  

/ ˈsɜːˌbeɪs /

noun

1. the uppermost part, such as a moulding, of a pedestal, base, or skirting Compare subbase

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• surbasement
  noun

Etymology

Origin of surbase

First recorded in 1670–80; sur- ¹ + base ¹

Example Sentences

A plain flat surface between a base and a surbase molding.

From Carpentry for Boys In a Simple Language, Including Chapters on Drawing, Laying Out Work, Designing and Architecture With 250 Original Illustrations by Zerbe, James Slough

Two squares of faded carpeting of different patterns, covered the middle of the floor, leaving, toward the surbase, a wide, blank margin around them.

From Pierre; or The Ambiguities by Melville, Herman

Mr. Tebbutts here passed out of the incident into the night, and the Aussolas Martin Cat was swallowed up by a large hole in the surbase in the corner of the first landing.

From In Mr. Knox's Country by Ross, Martin

A beautiful stucco cornice and ceiling and a carved wood surbase are its best features.

From The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia by Cousins, Frank

Not but, for my part, I 'd equally refuse her leave to touch the moulding in the surbase.

From The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly by Lever, Charles James