oeillade

[ œ-yad ]

noun,plural oeil·lades [œ-yad]. /œˈyad/. French.
  1. an amorous glance; ogle.

Origin of oeillade

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; from French; literally, “amorous glance; furtive glance”

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British Dictionary definitions for oeillade

oeillade

/ (ɜːˈjɑːd, French œjad) /


noun
  1. literary an amorous or suggestive glance; ogle

Origin of oeillade

1
C16: from French, from oeil eye, from Latin oculus + -ade as in fusillade

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