oeillade
/əːˈjɑːd/
oeillade noun: a glance, especially an amorous one; an ogle.
Noun
oeillade (plural oeillades)
- A glance, especially an amorous one; an ogle
- I know your Lady do's not loue her Husband, / I am sure of that: and at her late being heere, / She gaue strange Eliads, and most speaking lookes / To Noble Edmund.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
- ‘My, my,’ she said, with an oeillade meant to be comic.1984, Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady
oeillade meaning in Tamil
oeillade in Tamil
- கண்ணோட்டம்
Forms of oeillade
| plural | oeillades |
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Origin of oeillade
Borrowed from French œillade.
Questions about oeillade
- What does oeillade mean?
- Oeillade means a glance, especially an amorous one; an ogle.
- What is oeillade in Tamil?
- Oeillade in Tamil is கண்ணோட்டம். See Oeillade meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is oeillade?
- Oeillade is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oeillade?
- Oeillade is pronounced /əːˈjɑːd/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oeillade?
- The plural of oeillade is oeillades.
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