architrave
pronunciation
How to pronounce architrave in British English:
UK [ˈɑ:kɪtreɪv]
How to pronounce architrave in American English:
US [ˈɑrkɪtreɪv]
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- Noun:
- the molding around a door or window
- the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the capitals of the columns
Word Origin
- architrave (n.)
- 1560s, from Italian architrave, from archi- "beginning, origin" (see archon) + trave "beam," from Latin trabem (nominative trabs) "beam, timber," from PIE *treb- "dwelling" (see tavern).
Example
- 1. A horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice .
- 2. In greco-roman architecture it is a horizontal band , often decorated with relief sculpture , between the architrave and cornice of a building .
- 3. In greco-roman architecture it is a horizontal band , often decorated with relief sculpture , between the architrave .