oeil-de-boeuf noun. [œjdǝbœf] Pl. oeils-de-boeuf (pronounced same). M18.
[French, lit. 'ox-eye'.]
1. A small round window. Cf. BULL'S-EYE 3. M18.

2. A small vestibule or antechamber in a palace (spec. one in Versailles lighted by a small round window); transf. (a part of) a monarch's court. L18.

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