chambranle

from The 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.]
    

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