architrave
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3ADJ.
turned
VERB + ARCHITRAVE
surrounded
ARCHITRAVE + NOUN
dust
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noun
The lowest part of an entablature; rests on the capitals of the columns.
Flutings also adorn the short architraves each side of the fanlight, and the abacus of the pilaster columns which is carried across a supplementary lintel in front of the lintel proper, the latter being several inches to the rear because of the deeply recessed arrangement of the door.
The moldings (or other elements) framing a door, window or other rectangular opening.
I know that one hinge of this door has parted with the woodwork. Dry rot has turned the architrave to compacted dust.
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4Flutings also adorn the short architraves each side of the fanlight, and the abacus of the pilaster columns which is carried across a supplementary lintel in front of the lintel proper, the latter bei
WiktionaryI know that one hinge of this door has parted with the woodwork. Dry rot has turned the architrave to compacted dust.
WiktionaryThe window will look less ugly once it's surrounded by the architrave.
Tatoeba · #13361030Sand the architrave before painting it.
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