Stylobate \Sty"lo*bate\ (st[imac]"l[-o]*b[asl]t), 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]