architrave
Americannoun
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the lowermost member of a classical entablature, resting originally upon columns.
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a molded or decorated band framing a panel or an opening, especially a rectangular one, as of a door or window.
noun
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the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
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a moulding around a doorway, window opening, etc
Other Word Forms
- architraval adjective
- architraved adjective
Etymology
Origin of architrave
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Example Sentences
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The door of 10 Downing Street was copied from the original and is enclosed within a composite fibreglass painted architrave "flanked by scrolled acanthus leaf corbels" and surrounded by black-painted iron railings.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023
Atop massive half-columns, 38 Atlases, each 25 feet tall and carved from limestone, seemingly held up the architrave — the main beam that rests on the capitals of columns — with their bent arms.
From New York Times • Oct. 5, 2020
Many know the famous exterior inscription on the architrave "Equal Justice Under Law," but at the rear of the building is another powerful carved message: "Justice the Guardian of Liberty."
From Fox News • Sep. 26, 2020
A small handmade wicker crucifix is still tucked into an architrave in the dilapidated cottage next door.
From The Guardian • Dec. 3, 2017
Mulch pointed his gaze at the recessed cameras, half hidden in the swirling architrave.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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