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surbased

[sur-beyst]

adjective Architecture.

having a surbase.

depressed; flattened.

(of an arch) having a rise of less than half the span.

Origin:
1755–65; sur-¹ + (a)based lowered; modeled on French surbaissé, equivalent to sur- (intensive) + baissé lowered

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a prepared surface on the face of a building or a rock bearing an inscription

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surbased (ˈsɜːˌbeɪst)

—*adj*
1.	having a surbase
2.	(of an arch) having a rise of less than half the span

[C18: from French surbaisser to depress, from sur- (intensive) + baisser to lower, from bas low; see base¹]

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