architraves

Definition of architravesnext
plural of architrave
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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
  • Miami has also become one of the capitals of mixed martial arts, with gyms and talents that raise the level every day.
    Jorge Ebro May 6, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026
  • Climate politics may be stalled in some national capitals.
    Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
Noun
  • Argentina’s pavilion is a large, complex space full of columns and brick walls.
    Thomas Patier, Artforum, 6 May 2026
  • Kaye’s work in columns/analysis and sports feature writing has been honored by the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA).
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Noun
  • The refined contemporary interiors are punctuated throughout with terrazzo floors, warm wood paneling, and rough-hewn stone pillars.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 May 2026
  • That’s when tectonic plates first pushed them out of the sea, but the shaping of the pillars via coastal erosion only occurred over the last few thousand years.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 May 2026
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“Architraves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architraves. Accessed 10 May. 2026.

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