oeil-de-boeuf

noun

ˌər-də-ˈbəf,

ˌə-,

ˌœ-  ˌœy- 

ˌȯi-

plural oeils-de-boeuf

ˌər-də-ˈbəf,

ˌə-,

ˌœ-  ˌœy- 

ˌȯi-

: oculus sense 1

Word History

Etymology

French œil-de-bœuf, literally, ox's eye

First Known Use

1728, in the meaning defined above