trompe l'oeils

A form of trompe l'oeil — A genre of painting that exploits human vision to create the illusion that the subject of the painting is real.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of trompe l'oeil
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trompe l'oeils. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trompe%20l'oeils

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