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surbase


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Surbase  \Sur"base`\,  n.  [Pref.  sur-  +  base.] 
  1.  (Arch.)  A  cornice,  or  series  of  moldings,  on  the  top  of 
  the  base  of  a  pedestal,  podium,  etc  See  Illust.  of 
  {Column}. 
 
  2.  A  board  or  group  of  moldings  running  round  a  room  on  a 
  level  with  the  tops  of  the  chair  backs.  --Knight. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  surbase 
  n  :  the  molding  or  border  above  the  base  of  a  structure  (a 
  pedestal  or  podium  or  wall) 




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