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
Word origin
C19: from French, literally: trumpet
trompe in American English
(trɑmp)
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
Word origin
Fr, lit., trumpet
Examples of 'trompe' in a sentence
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Maxine led the way through the turret, with its grandiose spiral staircase and its trompe l'oeil ceiling, into the house.
Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2001)
The instant he made contact, the illusion of the painters ' trompe l'oeil was broken.
Clive Barker COLDHEART CANYON (2001)
I'm restoring the trompe l'oeil, making it look like rosewood with a mahogany inlay.