tru|meau

tru|meau
tru|meau «troo MOH; French troo MOH», noun, plural -meaux «-MOHZ; French -MOH».
1. a portion of wall between two openings, as doors or windows.
2. a central pier dividing a wide doorway, as in medieval churches.
3. a mirror or any piece of decorative work covering the space between two openings or above a mantelpiece or the like.
[< French trumeau; origin uncertain]

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  • tru — al·tru·ist; al·tru·is·tic; am·phi·gas·tru·la; an·ces·tru·la; cen·tru·roi·des; de·tru·sion; de·tru·sive; de·tru·sor; es·tru·ate; es·tru·a·tion; ex·tru·si·ble; ex·tru·sile; ex·tru·sion; gas·tru·la; gas·tru·late; ge·o·tru·pes; in·tru·sion;… …   English syllables

  • meau — cha·lu·meau; tru·meau; …   English syllables

  • trumeau — tru·meau …   English syllables

  • Trumeau — Tru|meau 〈[trymo:] m. 6; veraltet〉 1. Fensterpfeiler 2. Pfeilerspiegel [frz.] * * * Trumeau   [try mo, französisch] der, s/ s, ursprünglich der mittlere Steinpfeiler eines Portals, später allgemein der Wandpfeiler zwischen zwei Fenstern, der, mit …   Universal-Lexikon

  • trumeau — tru•meau [[t]truˈmoʊ[/t]] n. pl. meaux [[t] ˈmoʊz[/t]] archit. a column supporting a tympanum of a doorway at its center • Etymology: 1885–90; < F; OFtrumelleg, calf, perh. < Frankish *thrum piece (see thrum II) …   From formal English to slang

  • trumeau — tru·meau s.m.inv. ES fr. {{wmetafile0}} 1. mobile, molto diffuso nel XVIII sec., formato da un cassettone, da una ribaltina che funge da scrivania e da un alzata a una o due ante spesso rivestite di specchi 2. TS arch. nelle cattedrali gotiche,… …   Dizionario italiano

  • Trumeau — Tru|meau 〈[trymo:] m.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. Fensterpfeiler 2. Pfeilerspiegel [Etym.: frz.] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

  • Trumeau — Tru|meau [try mo:] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. trumeau, eigtl. »Keule, Schenkel«, wohl aus dem Germ.>: 1. Pfeiler zwischen zwei Fenstern, bes. an Barockbauten des 18. Jh.s (Archit.). 2. (zur Innendekoration eines Raumes gehörender) großer …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • cha — ab·cha·la·zal; ac·ti·not·ro·cha; an·ti·ar·cha; an·ti·pas·cha; ap·o·cha; ar·cha·ic; ar·cha·i·cal·ly; ar·cha·i·cism; ar·cha·ism; ar·cha·ist; ar·cha·is·tic; ar·cha·ize; ar·cha·rios; ar·ra·ca·cha; ato·cha; at·ro·cha; bac·cha·nale; bac·cha·na·lia;… …   English syllables

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