architrave
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architrave
- /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/
Where it comes from
First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).
noun architraves
- The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns. Flutings also adorn the short architraves each side of the fanlight, and the abacus of the pilaster columns which is carried across a supplementary lintel in front of the lintel proper, the latter being several inches to the rear because of the deeply recessed arrangement of the door.
- The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening. I know that one hinge of this door has parted with the woodwork. Dry rot has turned the architrave to compacted dust.
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noun the lowest part of an entablature
| Español | arquitrabe |
|---|---|
| Português | arquitrave |
| Français | architrave |
| Deutsch | Architrav |
| Italiano | architrave |
| Ελληνικά | επιστύλιο epistýlio |
| Русский | архитра́в arxitráv |
Talk about this word "architrave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/architrave. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. architrave. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/architrave "architrave." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/architrave.Cite this
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