architrave
See also: architravé
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
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.
TranslationsEdit
the lowest part of an entablature
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See alsoEdit
FrenchEdit
EtymologyEdit
1528, borrowed from Italian architrave.
NounEdit
architrave f (plural architraves)
Further readingEdit
- “architrave” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).