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CHAMBRANLE
Etymology
Noun
chambranle (plural chambranles)
(architecture) In architecture, the case or frame used on three sides around a chamber door, large window, or fireplace mantel, and the border decorations.
Synonyms
• door case (doors)
• window frame (windows)
• mantel, mantle-tree (mantels)
• antepagmenta
Source: Wiktionary
Cham`bran"le, n. [F.] (Arch.)
Definition: An ornamental bordering or framelike decoration around the sides and top of a door, window, or fireplace. The top piece is called the traverse and the side pieces the ascendants.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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