decorative platband
- noun
- Specialized
:
platabanda decorativa
- Restorers carefully cleaned the old decorative platbands around each window frame.
Examples
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The designer suggested adding a decorative platband above the entryway to enhance its appearance.
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They installed a new decorative platband around the window.
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A carved decorative platband ran along the top edge of the façade, catching the afternoon light.
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The decorative platband added elegance to the room.
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A carved decorative platband ran along the top edge of the façade, catching the afternoon light.
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Restorers carefully cleaned the old decorative platbands around each window frame.
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The designer suggested adding a decorative platband above the entryway to enhance its appearance.
Synonyms
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1.3
A strip of different color or material used as decoration
5
4.1
Decoration made by sewing small beads onto clothing or accessories
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5.1
A narrow area of a different color or material on clothing and buildings used for decoration
A small ring of decoration around the top of a column
How Decorative
- Specialized
3
9.2
- Specialized
- Specialized
26
4.4
108
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
decorative + platband
While the adjective 'decorative' is transparent, the noun 'platband' is a rare, specialized architectural term that is not found in common dictionaries and is not transparently analyzable into familiar English morphemes. A B1 learner who only knows common constituent words would not be able to infer the specific referent (a flat ornamental band or molding), so the phrase is unpredictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
The noun decorative platband comes from old words plat meaning 'flat' and band meaning 'a long strip', so imagine a flat carved or painted strip set around a window or door. That's why the term now means a 'decorative' flat band or trim used to decorate walls, doors, or windows.