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architrave

[ ahr-ki-treyv ]

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, especially a rectangular one, as of a door or window.


architrave

/ ˈɑːkɪˌtreɪv /

noun

  1. the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
  2. a moulding around a doorway, window opening, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Other Words From

  • archi·traval adjective
  • archi·traved adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of architrave1

1555–65; Middle French < Italian; archi-, trave 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of architrave1

C16: via French from Italian, from archi- + trave beam, from Latin trabs
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Example Sentences

The horizontal lines of the architrave and cornice predominate over the vertical lines of the columns.

The architrave has the height of one half of the thickness of a column.

On the capitals of the pillars there runs all round a stately architrave and cornice, rarely carved.

Eight porphyry columns support an antique architrave; and eight smaller columns of marble rise from this and support the dome.

This Francesco made an architrave-ornament running downward from above, which is wrong according to the rules of architecture.

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