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oeil-de-boeuf (ëy' də bëf′)

noun pl. oeils-de-boeuf oeils-de-boeuf′ (ëy')

a round or oval window

Etymology: Fr, eye of an ox

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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