chambranle

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French chambranle. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃɒmbɹɒnlə/ === 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 === References === Chambranle, Cyclopaedia: or, An Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences (folio, 2 vols.), Ephraim Chambers. London 1728, p. 190. == French == === Etymology === From Latin camerandus, gerundive of camerare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃɑ̃.bʁɑ̃l/ === Noun === chambranle m (plural chambranles) frame, casing (of door/window) mantelpiece === Further reading === “chambranle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012