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œil-de-perdrix

œil-de-perdrix noun: a small, round figure; a decorative dot.

Noun

œil-de-perdrix (plural œils-de-perdrix)

  1. A small, round figure; a decorative dot.

Adjective

œil-de-perdrix (not comparable)

  1. Characterized by, or decorated with, small round spots or rings.
    • an œil-de-perdrix pattern
  2. Having a brownish-red colour; used especially of light-coloured red wine.

Forms of œil-de-perdrix

pluralœils-de-perdrix
alternative formoeil-de-perdrix

Origin of œil-de-perdrix

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

Questions about œil-de-perdrix

What does œil-de-perdrix mean?
Œil-de-perdrix means a small, round figure; a decorative dot.
What part of speech is œil-de-perdrix?
Œil-de-perdrix can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of œil-de-perdrix?
The plural of œil-de-perdrix is œils-de-perdrix.

Words near œil-de-perdrix in the dictionary

  1. œdemic
  2. Œdipal
  3. Œdipus
  4. œgophony
  5. œil-de-bœuf
  6. œil-de-perdrix
  7. œillade
  8. œillades
  9. œils-de-bœuf
  10. œils-de-perdrix
  11. œkist

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