Platband

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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     2. (Arch.)
        (a) A flat molding, or group of moldings, the width of
            which much exceeds its projection, as the face of an
            architrave.
        (b) A list or fillet between the flutings of a column.
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