What is "platband"

Platband \Plat"band`\, n. [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.)

   1. A flat molding, or group of moldings, the width of which much exceeds its projection, as the face of an architrave.

   2. A list or fillet between the flutings of a column.

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