Plāt'band, n.

[Fr. plate-bande, from plat, plate, flat, level, and bande, a band.] 1. A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or the side of a parterre; hence, a border. 2. (Arch.) (a.) A flat, square molding, whose height much exceeds its projecture, such as the faces of an architrave. (b.) The lintel of a door or window. (c.) A list or fillet between the flutings of a column.