stringcourse

See also: string course

English

Alternative forms

• string course

Etymology

From string +‎ course.

Noun

stringcourse (plural stringcourses)

1. (architecture) A thin projecting course of brickwork or stone that runs horizontally around a building, typically to emphasize the junction between floors.
   • 2007 September 4, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Italy, a Land of Earthquakes, Works to Protect the Priceless From the Unexpected”, in New York Times‎:

     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.