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architrave

/ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/

architrave noun: the lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.

architrave: the lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns
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Noun

architrave (plural architraves)

  1. 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.1920, Frank Cousins, Phil M. Riley, The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company
  2. 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.2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 17

architrave meaning in Tamil

architrave in Tamil

மதலைக்கை, விதானத்தவாளிப்பு

Forms of architrave

pluralarchitraves

Origin of architrave

First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).

Words formed from architrave

Questions about architrave

What does architrave mean?
Architrave means the lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
What is architrave in Tamil?
Architrave in Tamil is மதலைக்கை, விதானத்தவாளிப்பு. See Architrave meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is architrave?
Architrave is a noun.
How do you pronounce architrave?
Architrave is pronounced /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/.
What is the plural of architrave?
The plural of architrave is architraves.

Words near architrave in the dictionary

  1. architourist
  2. architourists
  3. architranseme
  4. architransemes
  5. architraval
  6. architrave
  7. architraved
  8. architraves
  9. architype
  10. architypes
  11. archivabilities

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Adapted from Wiktionary: architrave (page history and authors); architrave (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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