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trompe

trompe noun: a trumpet; a trump. Also the alternative form of tromp.

Noun

trompe (plural trompes)

  1. (obsolete) A trumpet; a trump.

Also used as

trompe is also the alternative form of tromp.

Forms of trompe

pluraltrompes

Origin of trompe

From French trompe. Doublet of trump and tulumba.

Phrases with trompe

Questions about trompe

What does trompe mean?
Trompe means a trumpet; a trump.
What part of speech is trompe?
Trompe is a noun.
What is the plural of trompe?
The plural of trompe is trompes.

Words near trompe in the dictionary

  1. tromometers
  2. tromometric
  3. tromometrical
  4. tromp
  5. tromp-l'oeil
  6. trompe
  7. trompe d'œil
  8. trompe l'oeil
  9. trompe l'oeils
  10. trompe l'œil
  11. trompe-d'œil

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