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trumeau

tru meau |tro͞oˈmō truˈmoʊ | noun ( pl. trumeaux |-ˈmōz, -ˈmō | ) a section of wall or a pillar between two openings, esp. a pillar dividing a large doorway in a church. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French, literally calf of the leg.

 

Oxford Dictionary

trumeau

trumeau |truːˈməʊ | noun ( pl. trumeaux |-ˈməʊz | ) a section of wall or a pillar between two openings, especially a pillar dividing a large doorway in a church. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French, literally calf of the leg .

 

Duden Dictionary

Trumeau

Tru meau Substantiv, maskulin Architektur, besonders des 18. Jahrhunderts , der |tryˈmoː |der Trumeau; Genitiv: des Trumeaus, Plural: die Trumeaus germanisch-französisch 1 Pfeiler zwischen zwei Fenstern 2 (zur Innendekoration eines Raumes gehörender ) großer, schmaler Wandspiegel an einem Pfeiler zwischen zwei Fenstern

 

French Dictionary

trumeau

trumeau n. m. (pl. trumeaux ) nom masculin Pilier qui soutient le linteau d ’un portail. : Le trumeau du beau portail de la basilique Sainte-Madeleine à Vézelay.