(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:29:31

Sty"lo*bate (?), n. [L. stylobates, stylobata, Gr. ; a pillar + one that treads, fr. to go.] Arch.

The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported. See Sub-base.

 

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