trumeau mirror

noun

A wall mirror set in a decorative frame that often features a painted or carved panel under or above the mirror.

OriginFrench trumeau →
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Meanings

nountrumeau mirror (plural trumeau mirrors)

plural trumeau mirrors

  1. A wall mirror set in a decorative frame that often features a painted or carved panel under or above the mirror.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
pier glass

Origin

  1. Frenchtrumeau“pillar between large windows or other openings; wood panel or mirror covering such pillar; mirror placed above a fireplace”
  2. Englishtrumeau mirror

From French trumeau (“pillar between large windows or other openings; wood panel or mirror covering such pillar; mirror placed above a fireplace”).

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Translations

Finnish trymoo
  • trymoodecorative wall mirror
Russian трюмо́
  • трюмо́ (trjumó)decorative wall mirror
Swedish trymå
  • trymådecorative wall mirror
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APA

trumeau mirror. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumeau%20mirror

MLA

“trumeau mirror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumeau%20mirror. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trumeau mirror,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trumeau%20mirror.

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