oeil-de-boeuf in British English
French (œjdəbœf)
nounWord forms: plural oeils-de-boeuf (œjdəbœf)
a circular window, esp in 17th- and 18th-century French architecture
Word origin
literally: bull's eyeoeil-de-boeuf in American English
(œjdəˈbœf)
French
nounWord forms: plural French ˈoeils-de-boeuf (œjədəˈbœf)
a round or oval window
Word origin
Fr, eye of an oxImage ofoeil-de-boeuf
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