noun
- horizontal bands of stone, brick, or other material running along the exterior wall of a building for decorative or structural purposes
Usage: architecture
Examples
- The Victorian mansion featured ornate stringcourses between each floor.
- Stone stringcourses divided the brick facade into distinct horizontal sections.
- The architect incorporated decorative stringcourses to break up the monotony of the tall wall.
- Medieval castles often used stringcourses to strengthen their walls.
- The building’s stringcourses were made of contrasting limestone against the red brick.
- Restoration work focused on repairing the damaged stringcourses on the south wall.