stringcourse

[string-kawrs, -kohrs] /ˈstrɪŋˌkɔrs, -ˌkoʊrs/

noun, Architecture

a horizontal band or course, as of stone, projecting beyond or flush with the face of a building, often molded and sometimes richly carved.

Also called belt course.

Origin

1815-25; string + course

Examples from the web for stringcourse

The foundation is separated from the exterior brick walls by a concrete stringcourse.
The hood is topped by a wide brick stringcourse which extends across the entire west elevation.
Multi-planed roofs, box bay windows and a stringcourse of decorative console brackets are some of its other features.
Aligned with the transom bottom, a stone stringcourse extends across the face of the tower.
The buildings have a brick stringcourse below the third-story windows and a stone stringcourse above the third-story windows.
Two bays of three double-hung, aluminum-framed windows comprise the fifth story and sit on the limestone stringcourse.
There is a stringcourse beneath the window on each floor.
The house was stone masonry, wall bearing, faced in brick with a stringcourse defining the stories.
Above the windows is a stone stringcourse which separates a slight setback at the top of the tower.
The stone sill forms a stringcourse that ties into the other bays of this elevation.