oeil-de-boeuf

oeil-de-boeuf
\\|ərdə|bə(r)f, |ə̄d-, |əid-, |ād-, -bə̄f, œydəbœf\ noun (plural oeils-de-boeuf \\“\)
Etymology: French, literally, eye of an ox
: a circular or oval window

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Fr. /ue'yeu deuh buef"/, n., pl. oeils-de-boeuf Fr. /ue'yeu deuh buef"/.
a comparatively small round or oval window, as in a frieze. Also called oxeye.
[ < F: lit., bull's eye]

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oeil-de-boeuf «ER yuh duh BERF», noun, plural oeils-de-boeuf «ER yuh duh BERF» French.
1. a small round or oval window, as in a frieze.
2. (literally) bull's-eye.

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['oi də 'bœf]
n. (pl. oeils-de-boeuf pronunc. same) Architecture a small round window
Origin:
mid 18th cent.: French, literally ‘ox-eye’

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