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Platband [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or the side of a parterre.

2. In architecture, a flat square molding whose highth much exceeds its projecture, such as the faces of an architrave.

3. The lintel of a door or window.

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

Platband [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or a parterre; hence, a border.

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

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