Word: architrave

Category: architrave

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Synonyms: architrave

eyeglass

Translations: architrave

architrave in german

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german
Translations:
architrav

architrave in french

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french
Translations:
architrave

architrave in russian

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russian
Translations:
архитрав

architrave in czech

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czech
Translations:
architráv

architrave in polish

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polish
Translations:
architraw

architrave in hungarian

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hungarian
Translations:
párkánygerenda

architrave in greek

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greek
Translations:
επιστύλιο

architrave in ukrainian

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ukrainian
Translations:
архітрав

architrave in macedonian

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macedonian
Translations:
архитрав

The meaning and "use of": architrave

noun
  • (in classical architecture) a main beam resting across the tops of columns, specifically the lower third entablature. - 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.
  • the molded 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.

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