stringcourse

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noun

A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.

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Meanings

nounstringcourse (plural stringcourses)

plural stringcourses · alternative string course

  1. architectureA thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.

    Seismic improvements and strengthening interventions like inserting tie-rods or adding upper stringcourses, or horizontal bands, to the masonry can be designed case by case to meet specific weaknesses.

    2007 September 4, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Italy, a Land of Earthquakes, Works to Protect the Priceless From the Unexpected”, in New York Times

Origin

From string + course.

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APA

stringcourse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringcourse

MLA

“stringcourse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringcourse. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stringcourse,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stringcourse.

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