||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.
||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.