surbased

American

[sur-beyst] / ˈsɜrˌbeɪst /

adjective

Architecture.

having a surbase.
depressed; flattened.
(of an arch) having a rise of less than half the span.

surbased British

/ ˈsɜːˌbeɪst /

adjective

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

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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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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.

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Along the surbased roads rise the great sonorous pines, and through them wanders the æolian complaint of the sea-winds.

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

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