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Oeil-de-Boeuf

 
WordNet: oeil de boeuf
 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a circular or oval window; 17th or 18th C French architecture


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An oeil-de-boeuf window of the Château de Chenonceau, France

Oeil-de-boeuf, also œil de bœuf, (French, "bull's eye") is a term applied to an oval window, sometimes set on a roof slope as a dormer. Windows of this type are featured heavily in the grand architecture of Baroque France.

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