Hypertext Webster Gateway: "architrave"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Architrave \Ar"chi*trave\, n. [F. architrave, fr. It.
architrave; pref. archi- + trave beam, L. trabs.] (Arch.)
(a) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which
rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical
architecture. See {Column}.
(b) The group of moldings, or other architectural member,
above and on both sides of a door or other opening,
especially if square in form.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
architrave
n 1: the molding around a door or window
2: the lowest part of an entablature; rests immediately on the
capitals of the columns
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