surbased
Americanadjective
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having a surbase.
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depressed; flattened.
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(of an arch) having a rise of less than half the span.
adjective
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having a surbase
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(of an arch) having a rise of less than half the span
Etymology
Origin of surbased
1755–65; sur- 1 + (a)based lowered; modeled on French surbaissé, equivalent to sur- (intensive) + baissé lowered
Example Sentences
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Along the surbased roads rise the great sonorous pines, and through them wanders the æolian complaint of the sea-winds.
From Saint Augustin by O'Sullivan, Vincent
We entered under a surbased vault, in the middle of which hung an iron lamp.
From Mauprat by Young, Stanley
Against the wall, on the south side of this quadrangle, is a wide surbased arch, apparently of Henry the Seventh's time, which has evidently contained the lavatory.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 by Roby, John
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