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Oeil-de-boeuf
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What's The Definition Of Oeil-de-boeuf?
[n] a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th C French architecture
Synonyms | Synonyms for Oeil-de-boeuf: Related Terms | Find terms related to Oeil-de-boeuf: See Also | window Oeil-de-boeuf In Webster's Dictionary \[OE]il`-de-b[oe]uf"\, n.; pl.
{[OE]ils-de-b[oe]uf}. [F., lit., eye of an ox.] (Arch.)
A circular or oval window; -- generally used of architecture
of the 17th and 18th centuries. A famous room in the palace
of Versailles bears this name, from the oval window opening
into it.
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