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architrave(dictionary)

architrave (iou)



architrave noun. M16.
[French from Italian, from archi- ARCHI- + trave from Latin trab-, trabs beam.]
Architecture.
The lowest part of an entablature, resting immediately upon the abacus on the capital of a column. M16.
The various parts surrounding a door or window. M17.
Moulding around the exterior of an arch. M19.
architraved adjective furnished with an architrave M17.