surbased

[ sur-beyst ]

adjectiveArchitecture.
  1. having a surbase.

  2. depressed; flattened.

  1. (of an arch) having a rise of less than half the span.

Origin of surbased

1
1755–65; sur-1 + (a)based lowered; modeled on French surbaissé, equivalent to sur- (intensive) + baissé lowered

Words Nearby surbased

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How to use surbased in a sentence

  • We entered under a surbased vault, in the middle of which hung an iron lamp.

    Mauprat | George Sand

British Dictionary definitions for surbased

surbased

/ (ˈsɜːˌbeɪst) /


adjectivearchitect
  1. having a surbase

  2. (of an arch) having a rise of less than half the span

Origin of surbased

1
C18: from French surbaisser to depress, from sur- (intensive) + baisser to lower, from bas low; see base 1

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