trave

[ treyv ]

/ treɪv /

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noun Architecture.

a crossbeam.

a section or bay formed by crossbeams.

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Origin of trave

1350–1400; Middle English <Middle French trave<Latin trabem, accusative of trabs beam, timber

Words nearby trave

traumatology, traumatopnea, trav., travail, Travancore, trave, travel, travel agency, travel agent, travelator, traveled

Other definitions for trave (2 of 2)

trave²

[ treyv ]

/ treɪv /

noun

a device to inhibit a wild or untrained horse or one being shod.

Origin of trave

1350–1400; Middle English; origin uncertain; compare later travail in same sense <Middle French; see travois

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How to use trave in a sentence

Finally the Kaiser Friedrich burst something important in her interior, and they gave her up and put on the Trave.
As Seen By Me|Lilian Bell
They put the town of Southampton at our disposal, and the Trave's steady and spinster-like behavior did the rest.
As Seen By Me|Lilian Bell
Here he found a trave which had been broken; he took a saw and plane, and mended it.
Historical Miniatures|August Strindberg
The River Chalusus is reasonably considered to be the Trave.
The Ethnology of the British Islands|Robert Gordon Latham

It means, however, the tribes between the Trave and the Warnow; chiefly along the coast.
The Natural History of the Varieties of Man|Robert Gordon Latham

British Dictionary definitions for trave

trave

/ (treɪv) /

noun

a stout wooden cage in which difficult horses are shod

another name for crossbeam

a bay formed by crossbeams

Word Origin for trave

C15: from Old French trave beam, from Latin trabs

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