trumeau

[troo-moh; French try-moh]

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.

Origin of trumeau

From French

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Examples from the Web for trumeau

Historical Examples

Observe 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'Reilly
The 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

noun plural -meaux (-ˈməʊz)

architect a section of a wall or pillar between two openings

Word Origin

from French

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Word Origin and History for trumeau

n.

1883, from French trumeau, literally "calf of the leg."

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Examples from the Web for trumeau

Historical Examples

Observe that the trumeau was made narrow at its base, in order to let pass the pilgrim throngs.

The present image at the trumeau is a fragment saved from the late-Gothic Chartreuse of the Valois dukes.

trumeau

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for trumeau

n.

Origin of trumeau