oeillade

American

[œ-yad] / œˈjad /

noun

French.

an amorous glance; ogle.

oeillade British

/ œjad, ɜːˈjɑːd /

noun

literary an amorous or suggestive glance; ogle

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oeillades

plural

Etymology

Origin of oeillade

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

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