Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

architrave

/ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: ar-chi-trave
IPA: /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.

noun

The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening.

Example Sentences

"Flutings also adorn the short architraves each side of the fanlight, and the abacus of the pilaster columns which is carried across a supplementary lintel in front of the lintel proper, the latter being several inches to the rear because of the deeply recessed arrangement of the door."
"I know that one hinge of this door has parted with the woodwork. Dry rot has turned the architrave to compacted dust."

Etymology

First attested 1563, borrowed from Italian architrave, from archi- (“main”) + trave (“beam”).

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: architrave

Inflected Forms

architraves (plural)

Derived Forms

architraval architraved

Frequently Paired Words

beam lintel

Questions

How do you pronounce architrave?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑɹ.kɪ.tɹeɪv/.
What does architrave mean?: The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
Where does architrave come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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