Trompe Definition

trŏmp
noun
An apparatus formerly used for producing a blast, as in a blast furnace, by means of water falling through a tube and sucking in air which is diverted to the furnace.
Webster's New World

(obsolete) A trumpet; a trump.

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Origin of Trompe

  • French from Old French trumpet trump2

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Trompe Sentence Examples

  • One cannot go to the French electorate as a French socialist Government and say, " Helas, on s'est trompe.

  • One cannot go to the French electorate as a French socialist Government and say, Helas, on s'est trompe.

  • Instead of the three plain arches or doorways, he built a trompe l'oeil vision of the city of Thebes.

  • Middleton restores the full history and significance to the painting through his trompe lâoeil rendering of the damage.

  • Lisa 's Room with draped sofa in an alcove, red and pink walls, and trompe d'oeil painting on either side.

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Words Starting With

TTRTRO

Words Ending With

EPEMPE

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Words Starting With T and Ending With E

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With T6 Letter Words Ending With E