trumeau

[ troo-moh; French try-moh ]

/ truˈmoʊ; French trüˈmoʊ /

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.

Nearby words

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Origin of trumeau

From French

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Examples from the Web for trumeau

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
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

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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Word Origin and History for trumeau

trumeau

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