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oeil-de-boeuf

[ French œ-yuh-duh-bœf ]
/ French ˌœ yə dəˈbœf /

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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