architraves

noun

plural of architrave
as in friezes

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  1. pilasters
  2. capitals
  3. columns
  4. pillars
Noun
  • Even now, its fins and pilasters adorn plenty of new construction, and in real-estate-speak, the phrase is code for high class.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 8 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of pilasters
Noun
  • Looking beyond the largest capitals can reveal changes in how young brands present collections, build businesses and reach audiences before those shifts become visible across the wider market.
    — Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • What seems impossible at the federal level can be bipartisan in state capitals.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 27 July 2026
Definition of capitals
Noun
  • Here’s a roundup of the month’s biggest stories from Bud Kennedy’s Eats Beat columns.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
  • At the end of the street is the imposing Gringotts bank with its colossal marble columns and gleaming chandeliers hanging down from a domed ceiling.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of columns
Noun
  • Dior’s men’s fragrance business revolves around two modern pillars—Sauvage and Homme—and the prolific Kurkdjian thinks about the two pillars as neighboring territories.
    — Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
  • ScreenshotA complaint that appears to have been filed on July 8, 2021, through the county's SeeClickFix, or 311, online reporting system described cracking and chipping concrete pillars in the building's underground parking garage.
    — Drew Aunkst, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of pillars
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