œil-de-bœuf

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French.

Noun

œil-de-bœuf (plural œils-de-bœuf)

(architecture) bull's eye, oculus

French

Etymology

From œil (“eye”) + de (“of”) + bœuf (“bull”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /œj.də.bœf/

Noun

œil-de-bœuf m (plural œils-de-bœuf)

(architecture) bull's eye, oculus

Further reading

“œil-de-bœuf” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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