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trumeau
[ troo-moh; French try-moh ]
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
/ ³Ù°ùʊˈ³¾É™ÊŠ /
noun
- architect a section of a wall or pillar between two openings
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of trumeau1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of trumeau1
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.
Trumeau, trÅÅ-mÅ′, n. any piece of wall between two openings:—pl.
At Amiens, this central statue, on the 'trumeau' or supporting and dividing pillar of the central porch, is of Christ Immanuel,—God with us.
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.
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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