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Definition of architrave
1 : the lowest division of an entablature resting in classical architecture immediately on the capital of the column — see column illustration
2 : the molding around a rectangular opening (such as a door)
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Origin and Etymology of architrave
Middle French, from Old Italian, from archi- + trave beam, from Latin trab-, trabs — more at thorp
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