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n. [ L. stylobates, stylobata, Gr. styloba`ths; sty^los a pillar + ba`ths one that treads, fr. bai`nein to go. ] (Arch.) The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are supported. See Sub-base. [ 1913 Webster ]