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OEIL DE BOEUF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does oeil de boeuf mean? 

OEIL DE BOEUF (noun)
  The noun OEIL DE BOEUF has 1 sense:

1. a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French architectureplay

  Familiarity information: OEIL DE BOEUF used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OEIL DE BOEUF (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French architecture

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("oeil de boeuf" is a kind of...):

window (a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air)


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