trumeau

[ troo-moh; French try-moh ]
/ truˈmoʊ; French trüˈmoʊ /

noun, plural tru·meaux [troo-mohz; French try-moh] /truˈmoʊz; French trüˈmoʊ/.

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.

Origin of trumeau

From French

Words nearby trumeau

truman doctrine, truman, harry s., truman-macarthur controversy, trumbo, trumbull, trumeau, trump, trump card, trump up, trumped-up, trumpeldor

Example sentences from the Web for trumeau

  • The present image at the trumeau is a fragment saved from the late-Gothic Chartreuse of the Valois dukes.

    How France Built Her Cathedrals |Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

  • Observe that the trumeau was made narrow at its base, in order to let pass the pilgrim throngs.

    How France Built Her Cathedrals |Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly

British Dictionary definitions for trumeau

trumeau
/ (trʊˈməʊ) /

noun plural -meaux (-ˈməʊz)

architect a section of a wall or pillar between two openings

Word Origin for trumeau

from French