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trompe

[ tromp ]

noun

  1. Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.


trompe

/ łÙ°ùɒłŸ±è /

noun

  1. an apparatus for supplying the blast of air in a forge, consisting of a thin column down which water falls, drawing in air through side openings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trompe1

Borrowed into English from French around 1820–30
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trompe1

C19: from French, literally: trumpet
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Example Sentences

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Every wardrobe needs a touch of trompe l’oeil.

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They had an idea to incorporate a 3D illusion and trompe l’oeil effects into a Kobe mural they were planning, and since optical illusion murals are my specialty they reached out to me.

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More than the contemporary actioners of the 1960s and 1970s like “Grand Prix” and “Le Mans,” or recent period pieces like “Ferrari” and “Ford v Ferrari,” “F1” appears to be chasing a sort of high-octane trompe l’oeil: Can “F1” build a world so lifelike we mistake Brad Pitt’s Sonny Hayes for a championship contender, and Javier Bardem for his showy team owner?

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A mesmerizing portrait of a Florentine lady in a flowing sheer veil, attributed to the early-16th-century Italian painter Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, is accompanied by a decorative panel with the Latin inscription “To each his own mask” and a trompe l’oeil face covering to match.

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Our eyes continue to be dazzled by optical tricks, such as trompe l’oeil patterns that collapse dimensions.

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