trumeau
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɹuːˈməʊ/
Noun
trumeau (plural trumeaus or trumeaux)
- (architecture) The pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of a doorway or window opening, especially in a church.
- A trumeau mirror.
Translations
pillar
mirror — see trumeau mirror
French
Etymology
Probably Old French *trum, from Frankish *thrum (“stump”) (Proto-Germanic *þrum-), suffixed with -eau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁy.mo/
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Noun
trumeau m (plural trumeaux)
- (obsolete, anatomy) calf
- (architecture) trumeau
- pier glass
Descendants
Further reading
- “trumeau”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
Alternative forms
- trumò
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French trumeau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /truˈmo/*, (careful style) /tryˈmo/°
- Rhymes: -o
Noun
trumeau m (invariable)
- (architecture) trumeau
- a type of furniture, especially from the 18th century (clarification of this definition is needed)
Derived terms
- trumoncino (diminutive)
Further reading
- (sense 2): trumeau on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
- trumeau in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana