architrave
See also: architravé
English edit
Etymology edit
First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
architrave (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.
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Translations edit
the lowest part of an entablature
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See also edit
French edit
Etymology edit
1528, borrowed from Italian architrave.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
architrave f (plural architraves)
Further reading edit
- “architrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
architrave m (plural architravi)
Descendants edit
- → English: architrave
- → French: architrave
- → Polish: architraw
- → Spanish: arquitrabe