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What is a trompe?

What is a trompe? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) A trumpet; a trump.
  2. Alternative form of tromp (“blowing apparatus in a forge”)
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The rooms are filled with magnificent writing tables with trompe l' oeil marquetry, cabinets, carpets, tapestries, porcelain and gold and silver wear.
A trompe, which produces compressed air from falling water, is sometimes used to power other machinery at a distance.
Dead, living, or living-dead, dream or waking vision, the principal haunters of Le Fanu's fiction generally appear in such a trompe l'oeil setting.
The show opened with leather shell tops decorated with trompe l'oeil crochet prints, which continued on blouses and sweaters with crocheted sleeves.
He also achieved fame for his murals and trompe l'oeil paintings in the baroque tradition.
He has painted backcloths up to 400sqm in size and has also painted trompe l'oeil images for private houses and public buildings.

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