architrave

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/
• enPR: ärʹkĭ-trāv′

architrave (plural architraves)

1. (architecture) The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
2. (architecture) The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening.
   • 2016, Ian McEwan, Nutshell, Vintage, page 17:

     I know that one hinge of this door has parted with the woodwork. Dry rot has turned the architrave to compacted dust.

• beam
• lintel

1528, borrowed from Italian architrave.

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ʃi.tʁav/

architrave f (plural architraves)

1. architrave

• “architrave”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From archi- +‎ trave.

• IPA^(key): /ar.kiˈtra.ve/
• Rhymes: -ave
• Hyphenation: ar‧chi‧trà‧ve

architrave m (plural architravi)

1. architrave
2. template

• → English: architrave
• → French: architrave
• → Polish: architraw
• → Spanish: arquitrabe