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.

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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

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.

From Southern Living

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

The great central figure, the tallest and most commanding in the whole church, is not the Virgin, but her mother Saint Anne, standing erect as on the trumeau of the door beneath, and holding the infant Mary on her left arm.

From Project Gutenberg

Below the lintel, supporting it, and dividing the doorway in halves, is the trumeau,—the central pier,—a new part of the portal which was unknown to the western door.

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