'Platband' definitions:

Definition of 'Platband'

From: 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]