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oeil-de-boeuf
[ French œ-yuh-duh-bœf ]
/ French ˌœ yə dəˈbœf /
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noun, plural oeils-de-boeuf [French œ-yuh-duh-bœf]. /French ˌœ yə dəˈbœf/.
a comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze.
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Also called oxeye.
Origin of oeil-de-boeuf
<French: literally, bull's eye
Words nearby oeil-de-boeuf
Oedipus complex, Oedipus Rex, oedometer, OEEC, Oehlenschläger, oeil-de-boeuf, oeillade, OEM, Oeneus, oenochoe, oenology
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British Dictionary definitions for oeil-de-boeuf
oeil-de-boeuf
/ French (œjdəbœf) /
noun plural oeils-de-boeuf (œjdəbœf)
a circular window, esp in 17th- and 18th-century French architecture
Word Origin for oeil-de-boeuf
literally: bull's eye
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