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trumeau

[ troo-moh; French try-moh ]

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

/ ³Ù°ùʊˈ³¾É™ÊŠ /

noun

  1. architect a section of a wall or pillar between two openings
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Origin of trumeau1

From French
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of trumeau1

from French
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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.

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

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

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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.

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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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