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trompe l'oeil

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Main Entry: trompe l'oeil
Pronunciation: \(ˌ)trmp-ˈlə-ē, trōⁿp-ˈlœi\
Function: noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: French trompe-l'œil, literally, deceives the eye
Date: 1889

1 : a style of painting in which objects are depicted with photographically realistic detail; also : the use of similar technique in interior decorating
2 : a trompe l'oeil painting or effect
3 : something that misleads or deceives the senses : illusion




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