Synonyms of architrave

architrave

noun

as in frieze

Related Words

• frieze
• cornice
• entablature
• pilaster
• capital
• column
• shaft
• socle
• pillar
• arch
• reinforcement
• mounting
• support
• bracket
• shore
• mount
• prop
• girder
• cantilever
• brace
• buttress
• shoring
• underpinning
• frame
• spur
• stay
• bolster
• rostrum
• platform
• truss
• dais
• bearing
• foot
• peg
• tribune
• podium
• stand
• foundation
• crutch
• plinth
• stage
• strut
• pedestal
• post
• stake
• stanchion
• stilt
• base

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of architrave

At the center of it all, perfectly aligned with the flags, columns, architraves, and pediments, was the engrossed Declaration in its altar, surmounted by a bronze eagle. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026

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

Drench a Room in Color Paint the whole room lavender, walls, doors, architraves, fireplaces, and all; the effect is brilliantly bold and ultra-contemporary, as evidenced by Sawyers’ Dupont Circle project. — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023

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