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.
Nearby words
oedipus complex, oedipus rex, oedometer, oeec, oehlenschläger, oeil-de-boeuf, oeillade, oem, oeneus, oenochoe, oenology
Origin of oeil-de-boeuf
< French: literally, bull's eye
Also called oxeye.
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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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