English Explanatory Dictionary

platband

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A border of flowers in a garden, especially along a wall; a strip of turf forming a border.
  2. Any border.
  3. A flat fascia on an architrave, or forming a border round a window, or a horizontal band along a wall.
  4. A fillet on a column, between the flutings.
  5. A flat lintel over a door or window.

Word forms

platband platbands

Etymology

From plat + band.

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