trumeau

tru·meau

[troo-moh; French try-moh]
noun, plural tru·meaux [-mohz; French -moh] .
1.
a mirror having a painted or carved panel above or below the glass in the same frame.
2.
Architecture. a column supporting a tympanum of a doorway at its center.

Origin:
< French

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trumeau (trʊˈməʊ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -meaux
architect a section of a wall or pillar between two openings
 
[from French]

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Trumeau is always a great word to know.
So is arch. Does it mean:
a fa?ade, or a part or feature of a fa?ade, often highlighted by ornamentation
an upwardly curved construction, as of steel or timber functioning in the manner of a masonry arch; a door or gateway with a curved head
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