Main Entry:

trompe l'oeil

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)trȯmp-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 decorating2: a trompe l'oeil painting or effect3: something that misleads or deceives the senses : illusion