The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stringcourse
Stringcourse \String"course`\ (-k[=o]rs`), n. (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.
Wiktionary
stringcourse
n. (context architecture English) A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.
Usage examples of "stringcourse".
London and the entire facade was refaced in white Italian marble, with ornamented stringcourses in porphyry, and tasteful and extremely elegant bronze sphinxes were placed at the corners of the roof.