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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