chambranle

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/ˈʃɒmbɹɒnlə/

noun

In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.

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door casewindow framemantelmantle-treeantepagmenta
OriginFrench chambranle →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounchambranle (plural chambranles)

plural chambranles

  1. architectureIn architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.

    Synonyms: door case, window frame, mantel, mantle-tree, antepagmenta

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.

Similar
door casewindow framemantelmantle-treeantepagmenta
Also see
mantle-tree

Origin

  1. Frenchchambranle
  2. Frenchchambranle
  3. Englishchambranle

Borrowed from French chambranle.

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APA

chambranle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chambranle

MLA

“chambranle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chambranle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chambranle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chambranle.

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