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trumeau

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

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 British  
/ trʊˈməʊ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of trumeau

From French

Example Sentences

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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 Adams, Henry

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