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| trompe l'oeil [ tràwmp lóy ] (plural trompe l'oeils [ tràwmp lóy ]) |
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1. 3-D painting technique: a technique used in realistic paintings to trick the eye, especially through the use of perspective to create an illusion of three-dimensionality
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2. artistic work that tricks eye: a painting or other artistic object that uses trompe l'oeil
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| [Late 19th century. < French, "deceives the eye"] |
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