trumeau
/truːˈməʊ
/noun (plural trumeaux /truːˈməʊz/)
A section of wall or a pillar between two openings, especially a pillar dividing a large doorway in a church.This ornamental display registers from a considerable distance and effectively dominates the portal, though statues may have been planned for the trumeau and lateral niches beneath....
- As the author has argued in his consideration of the Souillac trumeau, such monstrous mouths could evoke a multiplicity of meanings for the monastic audience.
- No tympanum was ever carved, however, only the trumeau to support one, together with a similarly carved block and some subsidiary reliefs.
Origin
Late 19th century: from French, literally 'calf of the leg'.
- to the effect that
- to the exclusion of
- to the finish
- to the fore
- to the full
- to the gills
- to the gunwales
- to the letter
- to the life
- to the marrow
- to the nearest ——
- to the nth degree
- to the point
- to the purpose
- t'other
- tother
- tothersider
- to the skies
- to the touch
- to the tune of
- to the wind(s) (or the four winds)
- to this day
- totipotency
- totipotent
- Totonac