trumeau

American

[troo-moh, try-moh] / truˈmoʊ, trüˈmoʊ /

noun

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.

trumeau British

/ trʊˈməʊ /

noun

architect a section of a wall or pillar between two openings

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trumeaux

plural

Etymology

Origin of trumeau

From French

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As we pass into the Cathedral, under the great Christ, on the trumeau, you must stop to look at Pierre himself.

From Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres by Henry Adams

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