Definition of "architrave" []

• The lowermost part of an entablature in classical architecture that rests directly on top of a column. Also called epistyle. (noun)
• The molding around a door or window. (noun)

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• "The scion of a family of surveyors, architects and property developers, he learnt the meaning of the word architrave almost from the moment he could talk."
• "Sculptured on the architrave was the Boat of the Moon, containing"
• "And for the frieze and architrave, which is 4 br. and 6 in. long, 2 br. wide and 6 in. thick, 29 hundredweight., duc."