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.

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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Example sentences from the Web for oeil-de-boeuf

The truth is, the Oeil-de-Boeuf has rallied; to a certain unknown extent.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
What means this reticence of the Oeil-de-Boeuf, broken only by nods and shrugs?
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
Circumstances made the life of courts the best obtainable; but there is no trace of French 'oeil-de-boeuf' servility.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
She flies for her life, across the Oeil-de-Boeuf; against the main door of which too Insurrection batters.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle

Instead of soldiers, the Oeil-de-Boeuf sends—carpenters, to take down the platform.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle

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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单词	oeil-de-boeuf
释义	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. 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 Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for oeil-de-boeuf The truth is, the Oeil-de-Boeuf has rallied; to a certain unknown extent. The French Revolution\|Thomas Carlyle What means this reticence of the Oeil-de-Boeuf, broken only by nods and shrugs? The French Revolution\|Thomas Carlyle Circumstances made the life of courts the best obtainable; but there is no trace of French 'oeil-de-boeuf' servility. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7)\|John Addington Symonds She flies for her life, across the Oeil-de-Boeuf; against the main door of which too Insurrection batters. The French Revolution\|Thomas Carlyle Instead of soldiers, the Oeil-de-Boeuf sends—carpenters, to take down the platform. The French Revolution\|Thomas Carlyle 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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