architrave
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kɪˌtreɪv noun Architecture.
1.
the lowermost member of a classical entablature, resting originally upon columns. See diag. under column.
2.
a molded or decorated band framing a panel or an opening, especially a rectangular one, as of a door or window.
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| —n | |
| 1. | the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns |
| 2. | a moulding around a doorway, window opening, etc |
| [C16: via French from Italian, from | |
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Word Origin & History
architrave
1560s, from It. architrave, from archi- "beginning, origin" (see archon) + trave "beam," from L. trabem (nom. trabs).
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Example sentences
The main entrance is in the center bay through a single door framed by a four-light transom and architrave trim.
The north entrance has a paneled door set in a simple wood architrave he surmounted by a penciled gauged-brick flat arch.
The single frame mantel, on the lower level south wall, has a panelled architrave surrounding the fire opening.
The entrance features a transom and shelf architrave and is flanked by secondary entrances with transoms and similar architraves.
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