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Recent Examples of architrave
Upping the sheen for the trims (skirting boards and window and door architraves) adds a subtle variation and frames the room.
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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
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
Noun
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The frieze is located within the Casa del Tiaso or House of Thiasus in Regio IX in Pompeii.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
3 Sep. 2019
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Features too expensive to replace, like terrazzo floors and globe lights, turned out to be assets; the trio added a neon clock and a Bakelite frieze of the New York skyline.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
5 May 2025
Noun
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Then, nearing the top, the group encountered a large cornice.—
Zoe Gates,
Outside Online,
27 Apr. 2025
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The lobby occupies a long, narrow hallway with arches, vaulted ceilings, checkerboard floors, and cornices.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Apr. 2025
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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
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Typically, colonnades form at the top and bottom of the flow (starting from the cooling surface) with a middle area of entablature (see above).—
Erik Klemetti,
Discover Magazine,
2 Feb. 2015
Noun
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The front door, defined by wide pilasters and sidelights topped by a crosshead with transom windows beckons visitors to step into an impressive and welcoming entry hall.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
1 June 2025
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What to look for: Large porch and classical corner pilasters.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 May 2025
Noun
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When employee voices lead, credibility flows through existing social capital—creating influence that brand channels can’t match.—
Brittany Garlin,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Gangs control at least 85% of its capital, Port-au-Prince, and have launched attacks in the country’s central region in recent years.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Newsletter subscribers will get my column before anyone else does and their questions will be prioritized for future editions.—
Sigal Samuel,
Vox,
2 June 2025
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Broken flower stems and shorn columns symbolize early death.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Jenn Barthole,
Glamour,
28 May 2025
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One shaft of light at the end of that tunnel could be savings on last-minute summer trips as travelers increasingly take a wait-and-see stance with their plans.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
25 May 2025
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“Architrave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/architrave. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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