surbase

[sur-beys]

noun Architecture.

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

Origin of surbase

First recorded in 1670–80; sur-¹ + base¹

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Examples from the Web for surbase

Historical Examples of surbase

For a final safeguard, Garson searched for and found the telephone bell-box on the surbase below the octagonal window.
Within the Law
Marvin Dana
Beneath the surbase, the panels, as also those of the door, were covered with arabesques.
The Loyalists of Massachusetts
James H. Stark
The queen's throne room is really most splendidly finished, the walls and mouldings gilt, and the surbase of fine blue marble.
Journal of a Horticultural Tour through Germany, Belgium, and part of France, in the Autumn of 1835
James Forbes
On the landing dainty little fluted pilasters support the surbase, their fine scale lending much grace and refinement.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
Frank Cousins
Usually this surbase is molded to resemble the upper fascia or the complete architrave of the various orders.
The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
Frank Cousins

British Dictionary definitions for surbase

surbase

noun

the uppermost part, such as a moulding, of a pedestal, base, or skirtingCompare subbase

Derived Formssurbasement, noun

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