Hypertext Webster Gateway: "surbase"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Surbase \Sur"base`\, n. [Pref. sur- + base.]
1. (Arch.) A cornice, or series of moldings, on the top of
the base of a pedestal, podium, etc. See Illust. of
{Column}.
2. A board or group of moldings running round a room on a
level with the tops of the chair backs. --Knight.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
surbase
n : the molding or border above the base of a structure (a
pedestal or podium or wall)
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