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trompe l'oeil    Audio Help   [Fr. trawnp lɶ-yuh; Eng. trawmp ley, loi] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.visual deception, esp. in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities.
2.a painting, mural, or panel of wallpaper designed to create such an effect.
[Origin: 1895–1900; < F: lit., (it) fools the eye]
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trompe l'oeil    Audio Help   (trômp' loi')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. trompe l'oeils (loi')
  1. A style of painting that gives an illusion of photographic reality.
  2. A painting or effect created in this style.


[French trompe l'ɶil : trompe, third person sing. present tense of tromper, to deceive + le, the + ɶil, eye.]

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trompe l''oeil 
1889, from Fr., lit. "deceives the eye."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper

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