/ ˈɑːkɪtreɪv; NAmE ˈɑːrk-/ noun
( technical ) the frame around a door or window
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French , from Italian , from archi- chief + -trave from Latin trabs , trab- a beam.
/ ˈɑːkɪtreɪv; NAmE ˈɑːrk-/ noun
( technical ) the frame around a door or window
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from French , from Italian , from archi- chief + -trave from Latin trabs , trab- a beam.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005