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Webster 1913 Edition
Architrave
Ar′chi-trave
,Noun.
[F.
architrave
, fr. It. architrave
; pref. archi-
+ trave
beam, L. trabs
.] (Arch.)
(a)
The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See
Column
. (b)
The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.
Webster 1828 Edition
Architrave
'ARCHITRAVE
,Noun.
In architecture, the lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column. It probably represents the beam which, in ancient buildings, extended from column to column, to support the roof.
In chimneys, the architrave is called the mantle piece; and over doors and windows, the hyperthyrion.