architrave
See also: architravé
English
editEtymology
editFirst attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editarchitrave (plural architraves)
- (architecture) The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
- (architecture) The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening.
- 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 17:
- I know that one hinge of this door has parted with the woodwork. Dry rot has turned the architrave to compacted dust.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editthe lowest part of an entablature
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See also
editFrench
editEtymology
edit1528, borrowed from Italian architrave.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editarchitrave f (plural architraves)
Further reading
edit- “architrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editarchitrave m (plural architravi)
Descendants
edit- → English: architrave
- → French: architrave
- → Polish: architraw
- → Spanish: arquitrabe
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