Word Study
trombidiidae |
trombone |
trombone player |
trombonist |
trommel |
tromp
| trompe
| trompe l'oeil
| trompe-l'oeil
| trompil
| trompillo
tromp
CIDE DICTIONARY
tromp, n. [F. trombe, trompe, a waterspout, a water-blowing machine. Cf. Trump a trumpet.].
A blowing apparatus, in which air, drawn into the upper part of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber below which it is led to a furnace. [1913 Webster]
tromp, n. [See Trump a trumpet.].
A trumpet; a trump. Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
For further exploring for "tromp" in Webster Dictionary Online
