architrave

noun

Definition of architravenext
as in frieze

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Recent Examples of architrave At the center of it all, perfectly aligned with the flags, columns, architraves, and pediments, was the engrossed Declaration in its altar, surmounted by a bronze eagle. — Literary Hub, 13 May 2026 Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room. — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2025 The researchers also studied a group of architrave blocks, which would have been positioned just above the columns of a building. — Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025 The current owners have lovingly maintained and restored the home over the past 10 years, preserving many of its original elements, including intricate wall paneling, grand fireplaces, box cornices, and detailed architraves. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Mar. 2025 Drench a Room in Color Paint the whole room lavender, walls, doors, architraves, fireplaces, and all; the effect is brilliantly bold and ultra-contemporary, as evidenced by Sawyers’ Dupont Circle project. — Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 May 2023 The entire government believes that school is a fundamental architrave of our society. — Irene Dominioni, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021 The 59-foot-high structure, topped with an architrave, is made from marble from Mount Pentelicus, also used for the Parthenon. — History Magazine, 3 Dec. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for architrave
  1. frieze
  2. cornice
  3. entablature
  4. pilaster
  5. capital
  6. column
  7. shaft
Noun
  • The Parthenon Marbles make up a monumental frieze sculpted to adorn the Parthenon in Greece.
    — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Behind, a frieze of listless, phallus-dragging men and affable, gabbing women cross the horizon.
    — Walker Mimms, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of frieze
Noun
  • Windows cornice the terracotta roofs of Rome, the city’s domes, bell towers and hidden courtyards.
    — Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 2 July 2026
  • Designers maintained or upgraded as many original pieces as possible, like fireplaces, cornice work and windows.
    — Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of cornice
Noun
  • Early plans, according to Smithsonian magazine, included an entablature with a short history of the country, a staircase, a Hall of Records to include the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution, and the torsos of each president featured.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 5 July 2025
  • Like the Gran Trianon, Rosecliff has Ionic columns, French doors, and a multitiered entablature topped with intricate statues.
    — Claudia Williams, Architectural Digest, 6 Aug. 2024
Definition of entablature
Noun
  • The small saints on side pilasters were sold off on the antiques market.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pilaster
Noun
  • In 2027 the film festival also joins Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Edinburgh International Festival in celebrating eight decades of creativity and bringing audiences together in the Scottish capital.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As one of the principal gateways into the Saudi capital and a foundation stone of the entire Vision 2030 project, the Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s airport directly threaten the Kingdom’s strategy.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of capital
Noun
  • The artwork extends across an iron column, a beam, the ceiling, and the surrounding walls.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • In his Sunday column this week, Jim Cramer noted that this market is facing several headwinds — both at home and abroad.
    — Zev Fima, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of column
Noun
  • The boots were complete with a slouchy shaft that gathered right around the ankle.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Check for live lice or new eggs, which would be sitting within 1-2 millimeters of the hair base, rather than empty nits that are whiter and farther along the hair shaft.
    — Emily J. C. Wong, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of shaft

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