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ˈcurb-plate
[curb n. 8, 9.]
A curvilinear wall-plate at the springing of a dome, etc.; = curb 9 a, b; also, the plate or frame round the mouth of a well, etc.; the horizontal timber at the junction of the upper and lower slopes of a curb-roof.
1819P. Nicholson Archit. Dict. I. 308 The wall-plate of a circular or elliptically ribbed dome, is termed a curb-plate, as also the horizontal rib at the top, on which the vertical ribs terminate. 1860J. Newlands Carpenter & Joiner's Assist. 257 Curb-plate..the circular frame of a well. |