trumeau

[troo-moh, try-moh]

noun

plural

trumeaux 

1. a mirror having a painted or carved panel above or below the glass in the same frame.

2. Architecture.,  a column supporting a tympanum of a doorway at its center.

trumeau

/ trʊˈməʊ /

noun

1. architect a section of a wall or pillar between two openings

Word History and Origins

Origin of trumeau¹

From French

Word History and Origins

Origin of trumeau¹

from French

Example Sentences

Get a fresh take on the traditional farmhouse look by topping a feminine small-print paper with a stately antique trumeau mirror and polished sconces.

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Trumeau, trōō-mō′, n. any piece of wall between two openings:—pl.

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At Amiens, this central statue, on the 'trumeau' or supporting and dividing pillar of the central porch, is of Christ Immanuel,—God with us.

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On the trumeau of the central gate is a fine statue of the Virgin Mary; on the sides of this trumeau are bas-reliefs representing the Fall of Man, of whose restoration Mary should be the instrument.

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The motive of the porch outside is repeated in the glass, as it should be, and as the Saint Anne of the Rose of France, within, repeats the Saint Anne on the trumeau of the portal.

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