architrave

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Recent Examples of architrave Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room. Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025 The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building. Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025 The current owners have lovingly maintained and restored the home over the past 10 years, preserving many of its original elements, including intricate wall paneling, grand fireplaces, box cornices, and detailed architraves. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025 The entire government believes that school is a fundamental architrave of our society. Irene Dominioni, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021 The 59-foot-high structure, topped with an architrave, is made from marble from Mount Pentelicus, also used for the Parthenon. History Magazine, 3 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for architrave
Noun
  • Those features slowly come into focus beyond its towering red brick facade that is punctuated by Dutch gabling, an ornamental frieze, and eye-catching ironwork.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In contrast to other examples of Greek temple art and even other parts of the Parthenon, where mythic gods and heroes predominate, the frieze shows everyday mortals, perhaps even the contemporaries of those who carved it and viewed it.
    James Romm, The New York Review of Books, 19 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Why One Designer Loves Cornice Headboards Some designers absolutely love the look of a cornice headboard and the frills that come with it.
    Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The ornate cornice on the top of the building also collapsed.
    Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There are other stops on the tour: the great room, which also features marble columns and marble entablatures, enhanced by wooden moldings and ceilings.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 7 Dec. 2025
  • Early plans, according to Smithsonian magazine, included an entablature with a short history of the country, a staircase, a Hall of Records to include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the torsos of each president featured.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • In the end, Laffrey, whose Broadway credits include Maybe Happy Ending and Parade, settled for using an iPhone app to record the size of pilasters and mullioned mirrors.
    Carey Purcell, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2025
  • With pilasters, a limestone facade, and classic symmetrical design, the three-story building exemplifies the Beaux-Arts style popular at the turn of the 20th century, grand but not ostentatious.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • In Pakistan, she was greeted by President Mohammad Ayub Khan, laid a wreath at the tomb of Mohammed Ali Jinnah, the nation’s founder, and attended a state dinner in Islamabad, the nation’s capital.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
  • To reduce energy demand, the capital has also reportedly implemented a rotating parking system for public car parks, and public sector workers' vehicles will be banned from parking every other day based on license plate numbers.
    Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Raphael arranges more than forty bodies across at least five centers of action, using all kinds of columns, arches, stairs, and loggias to visually slice and dice the space for narrative ease.
    Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • In his Sunday column , Jim emphasized that the bond market has been a helpful indicator for the broader market and what's investable.
    Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mercedes-Benz initiated a recall for more than 24,000 vehicles due to a malfunction with the propeller shaft that may cause the vehicle to lose power while in motion.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Morales was trapped about 22 feet underground during the ordeal and was saved after first responders drilled a parallel shaft and horizonal tunnel through rock to access her location, KMID/KPEJ reported.
    Greg Norman-Diamond , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026

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“Architrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architrave. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.

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