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trumeau
[ troo-moh; French try-moh ]
/ truˈmoʊ; French trüˈmoʊ /
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noun, plural tru·meaux [troo-mohz; French try-moh]. /truˈmoʊz; French trüˈmoʊ/.
a mirror having a painted or carved panel above or below the glass in the same frame.
Architecture. a column supporting a tympanum of a doorway at its center.
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Origin of trumeau
From French
Words nearby trumeau
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How to use trumeau in a sentence
The graceful trumeau images of Lazarus, Martha, and Mary are restorations.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyAt the middle trumeau stands John the Baptist, he who was sent before to prepare the way, the announcer as well as the witness.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyObserve that the trumeau was made narrow at its base, in order to let pass the pilgrim throngs.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'ReillyThe present image at the trumeau is a fragment saved from the late-Gothic Chartreuse of the Valois dukes.
How France Built Her Cathedrals|Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
British Dictionary definitions for trumeau
trumeau
/ (trʊˈməʊ) /
noun plural -meaux (-ˈməʊz)
architect a section of a wall or pillar between two openings
Word Origin for trumeau
from French
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