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Surbase   Listen
noun
Surbase  n.  
1.
(Arch.) A cornice, or series of moldings, on the top of the base of a pedestal, podium, etc.
2.
A board or group of moldings running round a room on a level with the tops of the chair backs.





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"Surbase" Quotes from Famous Books



... Ann, d'ye think the new (wheeze) purtaters came that I bought of (puff) Billy Bloxom? If so, you'd better (puff) some for dinner, and get the best (wheeze) decanters out; and, Murry Ann, there are two gibbeys on the (puff) surbase at the back of the bed, which you may as well (puff) away. Ah! here he is,' added Mr. Jogglebury, as Mr. Sponge's voice rose now from the passage ...
— Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour • R. S. Surtees
... designed by Major Young of the 97th Regiment. To the top of the surbase is fourteen feet from the ground; on this rests a sarcophagus, seven feet three inches high, from which rises an obelisk forty-two feet eight inches in height, and the apex is two feet one inch. The dimensions of the obelisk at the base are six feet by four ...
— The Backwoods of Canada • Catharine Parr Traill
... are seated on a sofa; various pictures are suspended from the wall,—everything betokens New England neatness. The old-fashioned dog-irons and fender are polished to exquisite brightness, a Brussels carpet spreads the floor, a bright surbase encircles the room; upon the flossy hearth-rug lies crouched the little canine pet, which Aunt Dolly has washed to snowy whiteness. Aunt Dolly enters the room with a low curtsy, gently raises the poodle, then lays him down as carefully as if he were an heir to the estate. Master ...
— Our World, or, The Slaveholders Daughter • F. Colburn Adams


Words linked to "Surbase" :   moulding, molding


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