Bilderrahmen

picture frame

noun BIL-der-rah-men Rare

Origin: from Bilder (pictures) and Rahmen (frame)

Usage Note

Bilderrahmen is the frame enclosing a picture, masculine and unchanged in the plural. The simpler Rahmen alone covers the same sense in art contexts.

Examples

"Sie wählte einen schlichten Bilderrahmen aus Eiche."

Natural Translation

She chose a plain oak picture frame.

Literal Translation

She chose a plain picture-frame from oak.

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