Surbase (Lat. super, whence the Fr. sur, above or upon, and base), i.e., upper base, the term in architecture applied to what, in the fittings of a room, is called the chair-rail.
It is also used to distinguish the cornice of a pedestal or podium and is separated from the base by the dado or die.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "article name needed". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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