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Definition of: architrave
(är′kə·trāv) noun Archit.
1. A chief beam; that part of an entablature which rests upon the column heads and supports the frieze. See illustration under ENTABLATURE.
2. A molded ornament, as of an arch; the archivolt, or the ornament skirting the head and sides of a door or window. [<F <Ital. < archi- chief (<Gk.) + trave beam <L trabs]
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