See Also: architrave(medicine)
architrave(dictionary)

tarnhelm (iou) and architrave (iou)


tarnhelm (iou)



tarnhelm noun. L19.
[German, from tarn- stem of tarnen conceal + Helm HELM noun1.]
In Wagner's opera Der Ring des Nibelungen (1853-74), a Magic helmet ensuring the wearer's invisibility or enabling a change of appearance at will.

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.