ARCHITRAVE


Meaning of ARCHITRAVE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈär-kə-ˌtrāv ]

noun

Etymology: Middle French, from Old Italian, from archi- + trave beam, from Latin trab-, trabs — more at thorp

Date: 1563

1. : the lowest division of an entablature resting in classical architecture immediately on the capital of the column — see column illustration

2. : the molding around a rectangular opening (as a door)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.