oeil-de-perdrix
/ˌɔɪdəˈpəːdriː(z)/noun
1More fully oeil-de-perdrix champagne, oeil-de-perdrix wine. A pale red or rosé wine or champagne; the pink or pale red colour of such a wine.
- So called after the coral-pink skin surrounding the eye of the red-legged or ‘French’ partridge..
2A repeating pattern of dotted circles, usually on a coloured background, used to decorate some French pottery and porcelain. Frequently attributive, especially in oeil-de-perdrix pattern.
- First used around 1760 on Sèvres porcelain..
3 Lacemaking. A similar design consisting of small whole-stitch hexagonals inside a hexagonal mesh, used as a ground or filling in bobbin lace.
Origin
Late 17th century. From French oeil-de-perdrix (of wine) a ruby colour from oeil eye + de + perdrix partridge.
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