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trompe l'oeil(encyclopedia)
trompe(dictionary)
oeil-de-boeuf(dictionary)
oeil-de-perdrix(dictionary)

trompe l'oeil (iou)



trompe l'oeil noun phr. Pl. trompe l'oeils (pronounced same). L19.
[French, lit. 'deceives the eye'.]
Deception of the eye; (an) optical illusion; esp. a painting or object intended to give an illusion of reality.