chambranle

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chambranle - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.]