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trompe

[ tromp ]

noun

  1. Metallurgy. a device formerly used for inducing a blast of air upon the hearth of a forge by means of a current of falling water.


trompe

/ trɒmp /

noun

  1. an apparatus for supplying the blast of air in a forge, consisting of a thin column down which water falls, drawing in air through side openings
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of trompe1

Borrowed into English from French around 1820–30
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Word History and Origins

Origin of trompe1

C19: from French, literally: trumpet
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Example Sentences

The latter is a customary trompe l’oeil subject, but pairing it with pink and orange yarn changes the game.

Kirwin is toying with the viewer’s perception, but also with the trompe l’oeil tradition.

It's not trompe-l'oeil for its own sake, but in order to make an imaginary, and otherwise impossible, intervention into nature.

Though the project reads like an editorial fashion shoot, it is a complete trompe l'oeil, composed in a virtual reality.

The Snowball is an English version of Oscar, ou le mari qui trompe sa femme.

Trompe, tromp, n. the apparatus by which the blast is produced in the Catalan forge.

If we can catch Trompe-la-Mort, and take possession of his funds, we should strike at the root of this evil.

Down yonder they will all turn themselves inside out to help their general—their good Trompe-la-Mort—to get clear away.

Le bruit est pour le fat, la plainte est pour le sot; L'honnete homme trompe'; s'e'loigne, et ne dit mot.

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