œil-de-perdrix

noun

A small, round figure; a decorative dot.

“an œil-de-perdrix pattern”

OriginFrench œil-de-perdrix →
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Meanings

nounœil-de-perdrix (plural œils-de-perdrix)

plural œils-de-perdrix · alternative oeil-de-perdrix

  1. artA small, round figure; a decorative dot.
adjectiveœil-de-perdrix (not comparable)

alternative oeil-de-perdrix

  1. not comparableartCharacterized by, or decorated with, small round spots or rings.

    an œil-de-perdrix pattern

  2. not comparableHaving a brownish-red colour; used especially of light-coloured red wine.

Origin

  1. Frenchœil-de-perdrix
  2. Englishœil-de-perdrix

Borrowed from French œil-de-perdrix (literally “eye of a partridge”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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