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sur⋅base

[sur-beys]
–noun Architecture.
a molding above a base, as that immediately above a baseboard, the crowning molding of a pedestal, etc.

Origin:
1670–80; sur- 1 + base 1
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sur·base   (sûr'bās')   
n.  A molding or border above the base of a structure such as a baseboard.
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