architrave
Entablature's lowest section
An architrave is the lowest part of an entablature in classical architecture—the horizontal beam that rests directly on the columns.
More commonly, architrave refers to the molding that frames a doorway or window: The carpenter installed new architraves around all the interior doors.
The term appears mostly in architectural and construction contexts.
Beam over an opening
- jambVertical frame member
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- surroundEnclose on every side
- thresholdPoint of beginning
molding · reveal · header · trim · doorway · portal · plinth · crosshead
Beam structure on columns
- friezeOrnamental architectural band
- corniceOrnamental upper trim
- columnVertical structural element
- capitalWealth used for investment
pediment · Doric · Ionic · Corinthian · triglyph · pilaster · colonnade · peristyle
lintel
Beam over an opening
threshold · molding · reveal · header · trim · doorway · portal · plinth · crosshead · fascia
entablature
Beam structure on columns
capital · pediment · Doric · Ionic · Corinthian · triglyph · pilaster · colonnade · peristyle · portico
molding
Decorative architectural edging
millwork · casing · planing · mitred · rabbeted · stile · rail · veneer · hardwood · oak
bead
Pierced ornament for threading
- filletBoneless meat portion
- dentilDecorative cornice block
- scrollworkSpiral ornamental design
acanthus · rosette · guilloche · reeding · festoon · carved · gilded · decorative · relief · enriched
- columnspillar, column, pillars, shaft, shafts
- art termspainting, sculpture, drawing, portrait, landscape
- architectural elementscolumn, columns, archway, dome, vault
- architectural ornamentacanthus, arabesque, arabesques, baluster, balustrade
- classical architectureIonic order, Corinthian order, Doric column, Corinthian column, Ionic
- exterior trimfascia, soffit, cornice, bargeboard, crown molding
arch, architect, architecture, architects, architectural, architecting, architecturally, architectonic