plinth course
noun
A projecting line of blocks or bricks in a wall immediately above ground level, serving to guard against damp, provide extra defence, etc.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Christopher Wren (1632–1723), architect, mathematician, and astronomer.
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