trompe

[ tromp ]

noun
  1. Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.

Origin of trompe

1
Borrowed into English from French around 1820–30

Words Nearby trompe

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How to use trompe in a sentence

  • trompe, tromp, n. the apparatus by which the blast is produced in the Catalan forge.

  • If we can catch trompe-la-Mort, and take possession of his funds, we should strike at the root of this evil.

    Father Goriot | Honore de Balzac
  • Down yonder they will all turn themselves inside out to help their general—their good trompe-la-Mort—to get clear away.

    Father Goriot | Honore de Balzac
  • Le bruit est pour le fat, la plainte est pour le sot; L'honnete homme trompe'; s'e'loigne, et ne dit mot.

    The Woman-Hater | Charles Reade

British Dictionary definitions for trompe

trompe

/ (trɒmp) /


noun
  1. an apparatus for supplying the blast of air in a forge, consisting of a thin column down which water falls, drawing in air through side openings

Origin of trompe

1
C19: from French, literally: trumpet

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