Associations to the word «Trompe»

Wiktionary

TROMPE, noun. (obsolete) A trumpet; a trump.
TROMPE D'ŒIL, noun. Common misconstruction of trompe l'oeil
TROMPE L'OEIL, noun. (uncountable) A genre of still life painting that exploits human vision to create the illusion that the subject of the painting is real.
TROMPE L'OEIL, noun. (countable) A painting of this kind.
TROMPE L'ŒIL, noun. Alternative spelling of trompe l'oeil

Wise words

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