TROMPE L'OEIL


Meaning of TROMPE L'OEIL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)trȯmp-ˈlə-ē, trōⁿp-ˈlœi ]

noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: French trompe-l'œil, 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.