trompe

[ tromp ]

/ trɒmp /

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noun

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.

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Origin of trompe

Borrowed into English from French around 1820–30

Words nearby trompe

trombidiasis, trombone, tromethamine, trommel, tromp, trompe, trompe l'oeil, Tromsö, -tron, trona, tronc

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How to use trompe in a sentence

The latter is a customary trompe l’oeil subject, but pairing it with pink and orange yarn changes the game.
In the galleries: Immersive exhibit explores a wonderland in blue|Mark Jenkins|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
Kirwin is toying with the viewer’s perception, but also with the trompe l’oeil tradition.
In the galleries: Immersive exhibit explores a wonderland in blue|Mark Jenkins|January 22, 2021|Washington Post
It's not trompe-l'oeil for its own sake, but in order to make an imaginary, and otherwise impossible, intervention into nature.
War Declared Between Rocks and Trees|Blake Gopnik|November 7, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Though the project reads like an editorial fashion shoot, it is a complete trompe l'oeil, composed in a virtual reality.
Mary Katrantzou and Garjan Atwood, in O Sense|Lisa Larson-Walker|January 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The Snowball is an English version of Oscar, ou le mari qui trompe sa femme.
The English Stage|Augustin Filon
Trompe, tromp, n. the apparatus by which the blast is produced in the Catalan forge.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
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

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

Word Origin for trompe

C19: from French, literally: trumpet

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