单词 | architrave |
释义 | architrave/ˈɑːkɪtreɪv /noun 1(In classical architecture) a main beam resting across the tops of columns.While many may think of the classical tradition of Greek culture, such as that articulated in the columns and architraves of the Parthenon, Calatrava also drew from a later Greek tradition: the Byzantine....
2The moulded frame around a doorway or window.He gave the monumental facades along K Street and 15th Street elaborately detailed copper window architraves, stringcourses, cornices, and escutcheons....
2.1A moulding round the exterior of an arch.The architrave of a perfect Renaissance arch has rotted to the texture of old peach stone. OriginMid 16th century: from French, from Italian, from archi- 'chief' + -trave from Latin trabs, trab- 'a beam'. |
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