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- Italian · borrowed fromarchitrave
- English todayarchitrave
First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns. Full definition →
First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.