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ar⋅chi⋅trave

  [ahr-ki-treyv]
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–noun Architecture.
1. the lowermost member of a classical entablature, resting originally upon columns.
2. a molded or decorated band framing a panel or an opening, esp. a rectangular one, as of a door or window.
Origin:
1555–65; MF < It; see archi-, trave 1

Related forms:
ar⋅chi⋅tra⋅val, adjective
ar⋅chi⋅traved, adjective
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architrave 
1563, from It. architrave, from archi- "beginning, origin" + trave "beam," from L. trabem (nom. trabs).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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