trumeau

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/tɹuːˈməʊ/

noun

The pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of a doorway or window opening, especially in a church.

OriginFrench trumeau →
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Meanings

nountrumeau (plural trumeaus or trumeaux)

plural trumeaus · plural trumeaux

  1. architectureThe pillar or center post supporting the lintel in the middle of a doorway or window opening, especially in a church.
  2. A trumeau mirror.

Origin

  1. Frenchtrumeau
  2. Frenchtrumeau
  3. Englishtrumeau

Borrowed from French trumeau.

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Translations

Catalan entrepilastra
  • entrepilastrapillar
Dutch trumeau
  • trumeaupillar
Finnish trymoo
  • trymoopillar
French trumeau
  • trumeaupillar
German Trumeau
  • Trumeaupillar
Russian трюмо́
  • трюмо́ (trjumó)pillar
Cite this entry
APA

trumeau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumeau

MLA

“trumeau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumeau. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trumeau,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumeau.

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