Architrave

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): (n.) The group of moldings, or other architectural member, above and on both sides of a door or other opening, especially if square in form.

(2): (n.) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical architecture. See Column.

Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature [2]

(Gr. and Lat.= zchief-beam), the lowest division. of the entablature, in Classical architecture, resting immediately on the abacus of the capital, also the ornamental moulding running round the exterior curve of an arch, and hence applied to the mouldings round the openings of doors and windows, etc. (See Column); (See Order).

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [3]

The lowest part of an entablature, resting immediately on the capital.

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