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Definitions for oeil-de-boeufFr. ˌœ yə dəˈbœf

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

oeil-de-boeufFr. ˌœ yə dəˈbœf(n.)(pl.)oeils-de-boeuf

  1. a comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze.

    Category: Architecture

Origin of oeil-de-boeuf:

< F: lit., bull's eye

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Oeil-de-boeuf

    a large reception-room in the palace of Versailles, lighted by a window so called (ox-eye it means), and is the name given in French history to the French Court, particularly during the Revolution period.

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