Stylobate

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

  Stylobate \Sty"lo*bate\ (st[imac]"l[-o]*b[asl]t), n. [L.
     stylobates, stylobata, Gr. styloba`ths; sty^los a pillar +
     ba`ths one that treads, fr. bai`nein to go.] (Arch.)
     The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or
     pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are
     supported. See {Sub-base}.


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