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Webster 1913 Edition


Stringcourse

String′courseˊ

(-kōrsˊ)
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Noun.
(Arch.)
A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way distinguished from the rest of the work.

Definition 2024


stringcourse

stringcourse

See also: string course

English

Noun

stringcourse (plural stringcourses)

  1. (architecture) A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.
    • 2007 September 4, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Italy, a Land of Earthquakes, Works to Protect the Priceless From the Unexpected”, in New York Times:
      Seismic improvements and strengthening interventions like inserting tie-rods or adding upper stringcourses, or horizontal bands, to the masonry can be designed case by case to meet specific weaknesses.