chambranle
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French chambranle.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chambranle (plural chambranles)
- (architecture) In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.
Synonyms edit
- door case (doors)
- window frame (windows)
- mantel, mantle-tree (mantels)
- antepagmenta
References edit
- Chambranle, Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (folio, 2 vols.), Ephraim Chambers. London 1728, p. 190.
French edit
Etymology edit
From Latin camerandus, gerundive of camerare.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
chambranle m (plural chambranles)
- frame, casing (of door/window)
- mantelpiece
Further reading edit
- “chambranle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.