How to pronounce architrave
American English pronunciation
AR-kih-trayv
- IPA
- /ˈɑɹkɪˌtɹeɪv/
- Syllables
- AR · kih · trayv (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What architrave means
The shaped frame around a door or window
In a sentence: Dad painted the architrave around the front door a bright, cheerful red.
Where it comes from: It came from Italian or French, built from parts meaning main and beam. English has had it since 1563.
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