œil-de-bœuf

noun

bull's eye, oculus

OriginFrench œil-de-bœuf →
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Meanings

nounœil-de-bœuf (plural œils-de-bœuf)

plural œils-de-bœuf

  1. architecturebull's eye, oculus

Origin

  1. Frenchœil-de-bœuf
  2. Englishœil-de-bœuf

Borrowed from French œil-de-bœuf.

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APA

œil-de-bœuf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%93il-de-b%C5%93uf

MLA

“œil-de-bœuf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%93il-de-b%C5%93uf. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “œil-de-bœuf,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/%C5%93il-de-b%C5%93uf.

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