Pronunciation: ( ˌ )tro ̇ mp- ' l ə - ē , tr ō n p- ' li
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: French trompe-l'il, literally, deceives the eye
Date: 1889
1 : a style of painting in which objects are depicted with photographically realistic detail also : the use of similar technique in interior decorating
2 : a trompe l'oeil painting or effect
3 : something that misleads or deceives the senses : ILLUSION