oeillade
[ œ-yad ]
Origin of oeillade
1First 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
literary an amorous or suggestive glance; ogle
Origin of oeillade
1C16: from French, from oeil eye, from Latin oculus + -ade as in fusillade
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