资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Trave \Trave\, n. [Through French, fr. L. trabs, trabis, a beam;
   cf. OF. tref a beam, also F. travail a frame to confine a
   horse, OE. trave, trevys, travise, It. travaglio, F.
   trav['e]e the space between two beams.]
   1. (Arch.) A crossbeam; a lay of joists. --Maundrell.

   2. A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while
      shoeing.

            She sprung as a colt doth in the trave. --Chaucer.

资料来源 : WordNet®

trave
     n : a horizontal beam that extends across something [syn: {traverse},
          {crossbeam}, {crosspiece}]