See Also: architrave(medicine)
architrave(dictionary)

plugged (iou) and architrave (iou)


plugged (iou)



plugged adjective. L19.
[from PLUG noun, verb: see -ED2, -ED1.]
gen. That has been plugged, that has a plug. L19.
Of a coin: having a portion removed and the space filled with base material. Freq. in plugged nickel (esp. not worth a plugged nickel). US. L19.
Comb.: plugged-in adjective (a) connected by means of a plug; (b) colloq. aware of what is happening, in Fashion, etc.

architrave (iou)



architrave noun. M16.
[French from Italian, from archi- ARCHI- + trave from Latin trab-, trabs beam.]
Architecture.
The lowest part of an entablature, resting immediately upon the abacus on the capital of a column. M16.
The various parts surrounding a door or window. M17.
Moulding around the exterior of an arch. M19.
architraved adjective furnished with an architrave M17.