Trompe L'oeil Definition
trômp loi
noun
A painting, etc. that creates such a strong illusion of reality that the viewer may not at first be sure whether the thing depicted is real or a representation.
Webster's New World
An illusion or effect of this kind.
Webster's New World
Alternative spelling of trompe l'oeil.
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Alternative form of trompe l'oeil.
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Noun
Singular:
trompe l'oeil
Plural:
trompe l'oeilsOrigin of Trompe L'oeil
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From the French trompe-l'Å“il (“trompe l'oeil", literally “deceives the eye"), from trompe (“deceives", the third-person singular indicative simple present form of tromper, “to deceive") + l' (“t'", the prevocalic form of le, “the") + Å“il (“eye").
From Wiktionary
French trompe l'œil trompe third person sing. present tense of tromper to deceive le the œil eye
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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