trave

[treyv]

trave

1[treyv]
noun Architecture.
1.
a crossbeam.
2.
a section or bay formed by crossbeams.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Middle French trave < Latin trabem, accusative of trabs beam, timber

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Trave is always a great word to know.
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the inside part of a building, considered as a whole from the point of view of artistic design or general effect and convenience
a supporting part of a structure; the area of contact between a supporting beam and other underlying support
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trave

2[treyv]
noun
a device to inhibit a wild or untrained horse or one being shod.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English; origin uncertain; compare later travail in same sense < Middle French; see travois
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trave (treɪv)
 
n
1.  a stout wooden cage in which difficult horses are shod
2.  another name for crossbeam
3.  a bay formed by crossbeams
 
[C15: from Old French trave beam, from Latin trabs]

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