trave

trave — noun

1. a wooden or metal structure used to hold a horse or an ox steady while a farrier

1.名詞C2
釋義

a wooden or metal structure used to hold a horse or an ox steady while a farrier puts metal shoes on its hooves.

例句

The farrier led the nervous horse into the trave before picking up his hammer.

a + trave; used in farriery context

Karim checked that the old trave was still sturdy enough to hold the ox.

同義詞
  • stock

    modern term for the same restraining frame used in farriery

  • shoeing stock

    full modern term; less common than 'stock'

文法句型

a + trave

the + trave

用法筆記

This word is mostly found in historical or rural farriery contexts. Modern horse owners more commonly use the terms 'stock' or 'shoeing stock'.

常見錯誤

❌The farrier put the horse in a trave for grooming.
✅The farrier put the horse in a trave for shoeing.
💡a trave is specifically used for fitting horseshoes, not general grooming.

2. a strong horizontal piece of wood or metal placed across a building or other str

2.名詞C2
釋義

a strong horizontal piece of wood or metal placed across a building or other structure to carry weight and provide stability.

例句

Ritu noticed a thick oak trave stretching across the whole width of the barn roof.

a + adjective + trave + stretching across

The original iron traves in the bridge were replaced with steel beams last century.

同義詞
  • crossbeam

    the standard modern equivalent

  • transom

    a horizontal beam across a window or door, narrower in scope

  • lintel

    a beam over a door or window opening, not spanning a whole building

文法句型

a + trave

the + trave + of

用法筆記

Plural 'traves' is standard, but the old plural 'trave' (invariant) appears in historical texts. The more familiar modern word for this sense is 'crossbeam'.

常見錯誤

❌The trave of the house fell down.
✅The crossbeam of the house fell down.
💡'trave' is very rare in modern English; use 'crossbeam' or 'beam' in everyday speech.

3. one of the compartments or sections into which a ceiling is divided by the patte

3.名詞C2
釋義

one of the compartments or sections into which a ceiling is divided by the pattern of its crossbeams.

例句

Each trave of the chapel ceiling showed a different scene from the old stories.

each + trave; shows a compartment sense

Manuela pointed at the central trave, where a faded star pattern was still visible.

同義詞
  • bay

    the standard modern word for a compartment of a ceiling or roof

  • compartment

    a broader term that can apply to any divided section

文法句型

each + trave

the + trave + of + noun

用法筆記

This sense is extremely rare and found almost exclusively in descriptions of medieval or ecclesiastical architecture. 'Bay' is the common modern term for the same idea.