surbased
adjective
- having a surbase
- designating an arch whose rise is less than half its span
See surbased in American Heritage Dictionary 4
sur·based 1
adjective Having a surbase.
sur·based 2
adjective Of or being an arch having a rise less than half its span.
Origin: From French surbaissé, past participle of surbaisser, to flatten : sur-, intensive pref. (from Old French; see sur- ) + baisser, to lower (from Old French baissier, from Vulgar Latin *bassiāre; see abase ).
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