TROMPEL'OEIL

Meaning of TROMPEL'OEIL in English

n. a still-life painting etc. designed to give an illusion of reality.

[ F, lit. 'deceives the eye' ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

TROMPE L'OEIL — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French trompe-l'œil, literally, deceives the eye Date: 1889 a style of painting in which objects …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OEIL-DE-BOEUF — noun (plural oeils-de-boeuf) Etymology: French œil-de-bœuf, literally, ox's eye Date: 1849 oculus 1
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
COUP D'OEIL — noun (plural coups d'oeil) Etymology: French, literally, stroke of the eye Date: 1739 a brief survey ; glance
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TROMPE L'OEIL — (French; " deceive the eye ") Style of representation in which a painted object is intended to deceive the viewer …
Английский словарь Британика
TROMPE L'OEIL — trōⁿˈplər, -lə̄ noun ( plural trompe l'oeils “) Etymology: French : deception of the eye especially by a painting: as …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OEIL-DE-BOEUF — |ərdə|bə(r)f, |ə̄d-, |əid-, |ād-, -bə̄f, œydəbœf noun ( plural oeils-de-boeuf “) Etymology: French, literally, eye of an ox : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COUP D'OEIL — küˈdəry, -ˈdə̄y noun ( plural coups d'oeil “) Etymology: French, literally, stroke of the eye : a glance embracing a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OEIL-DE-PERDRIX — (a.) Having a brownish red color; -- used esp. of light-colored red wine.
Английский словарь Webster
OEIL-DE-PERDRIX — (a.) Characterized by, or decorated with, small round points, spots, or rings; as, oeil-de-perdrix pattern.
Английский словарь Webster
OEIL-DE-BOEUF — (n.) A circular or oval window; -- generally used of architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. A famous room …
Английский словарь Webster
TROMPE L'OEIL — Fr. /trddawonnp lue"yeu/ ; Eng. /trawmp" lay", loy"/ 1. visual deception, esp. in paintings, in which objects are rendered in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TROMPE L'OEIL — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: French trompe-l'œil, literally, deceives the eye Date: 1889 1. : a style of painting in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COUP D'OEIL — noun ( plural coups d'oeil same ) Etymology: French, literally, stroke of the eye Date: 1739 : a brief survey …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OEIL-DE-PERDRIX — add. ·adj having a brownish red color; used ·esp. of light-colored red wine. 2. oeil-de-perdrix ·add. ·adj characterized by, …
Webster English vocab
TROMPE L'OEIL — [trompe l'oeil] n, often attrib [F trompe-l'oeil, lit., deceive the eye] (1889) 1: a style of painting in which objects …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OEIL-DE-BOEUF — [oeil-de-boeuf] n, pl oeils-de-boeuf [F oeil-de-boeuf, lit., ox's eye] (1849): oculus 1
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COUP D'OEIL — [coup d'oeil] n, pl coups d'oeil [F, lit., stroke of the eye] (1739): a brief survey: glance
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TROMPE L'OEIL — (French: deceive the eye), in painting, the representation of an object with such verisimilitude as to deceive the viewer concerning …
Britannica English vocabulary
OEIL-DE-BOEUF WINDOW — also called bull's-eye window in architecture, a small circular or oval window, usually resembling a wheel, with glazing bars (bars …
Britannica English vocabulary
TROMPE L'OEIL — trompe l'oeil BrE AmE ˌtrɒmp ˈlɔɪ -ˈləʊ i, -ˈlɜː jə AmE ˌtrɔːmp- ˌtrɑːmp-, -ˈleɪ —French [ tʁɔ̃ plœj \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OEIL-DE-BOEUF — oeil-de-boeuf BrE AmE ˌɜː i də ˈbɜːf ˌ-jə- AmE ˌʌd ə ˈbʌf —French [ œj də bœf \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TROMPE L’OEIL — ( trompe l’oeils) 1. Trompe l’oeil is a technique used in art in which objects are painted their normal size …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TROMPE L’OEIL — (~s) 1. Trompe l’oeil is a technique used in art in which objects are painted their normal size in a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TROMPE L'OEIL — (French; " deceive the eye ") Style of representation in which a painted object is intended to deceive the viewer …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TROMPE L'OEIL — сущ. ; фр. ; употр. атриб. 1) обман зрения, оптическая иллюзия, тромплей а) иск. техника живописи, позволяющая достичь фотографической точности …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TROMPE L'OEIL — сущ.; фр.; употр. атриб. 1) обман зрения, оптическая иллюзия, тромплей а) иск. техника живописи, позволяющая достичь фотографической точности и объёмности изображения за …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HARNETT, WILLIAM (MICHAEL) — born Aug. 10, 1848, Clonakilty, Ire. died Oct. 29, 1892, New York, N.Y., U.S. Irish-born U.S. still-life painter. Brought to …
Английский словарь Британика
OEILLADE — ˌə(r)ˈyäd, ə̄ˈy-, əiˈy-, āˈy-, œˈyȧd noun ( plural oeillades -d(z)) Etymology: French, from Middle French, from oeil eye (from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OCULUS — ˈäkyələs noun ( plural ocu·li -yəˌlī) Etymology: Latin, literally, eye — more at eye 1. : an architectural member resembling …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OEILS-DE-BOEUF — (pl. ) of Oeil-de-boeuf
Английский словарь Webster
OEILLADE — [oeil.lade] n [MF oeillade, fr. oeil eye, fr. L oculus--more at eye] (1592): a glance of the eye; esp: ogle
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TROMPE — l'oeil - a painting which is cleverly designed to trick people into thinking that the objects represented in it are …
Cambridge English vocab

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