architrave

UK: /ˈɑːkɪˌtreɪv/ US: (är′ki trāv′)

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ar•chi•trave  (är′ki trāv′), n. [Archit.]

1. Architecture the lowermost member of a classical entablature, resting originally upon columns. See diag. under column. 
2. Architecture a molded or decorated band framing a panel or an opening, esp. a rectangular one, as of a door or window.

• Italian; see archi-, trave¹
• Middle French 1555–65

ar′chi•tra′val, adj. 
ar′chi•traved′, adj. 

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architrave / ˈɑːkɪˌtreɪv/ noun

1. the lowest part of an entablature that bears on the columns
2. a moulding around a doorway, window opening, etc

Etymology: 16th Century: via French from Italian, from archi- + trave beam, from Latin trabs