| Dictionary: Plat·band |
[F. plate-bande; plat, plate, flat, level + bande a band.]
1. A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or a parterre; hence, a border.
2. (Arch.) (a) A flat molding, or group of moldings, the width of which much exceeds its projection, as the face of an architrave. (b) A list or fillet between the flutings of a column.
| Architecture: platband |
1. Any flat, rectangular, horizontal molding, the projection of which is much less than its height; a fascia.
2. A decorative lintel or false flat arch over a doorway, etc.
3. The fillets between the flutes of a column; stria.
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