'Chambranle' definitions:

Definition of 'Chambranle'

From: GCIDE

Chambranle \Cham`bran"le\, n. [F.] (Arch.) 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]