TROMPE L'ŒIL


Meaning of TROMPE L'ŒIL in English

/ ˌtrɒmp ˈlɔɪ; NAmE ˌtrɔːmp/ noun

( pl. trompe l'œils / ˌtrɒmp ˈlɔɪ; NAmE ˌtrɔːmp/) (from French ) a painting or design intended to make the person looking at it think that it is a real object

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WORD ORIGIN

French , literally deceives the eye .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.