chambranle
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French chambranle.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchambranle (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
editEtymology
editFrom Latin camerandus, gerundive of camerare.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editchambranle 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.
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