English Explanatory Dictionary

œil-de-perdrix

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, round figure; a decorative dot.
adj
  1. Characterized by, or decorated with, small round spots or rings.
  2. Having a brownish-red colour; used especially of light-coloured red wine.

Word forms

œil-de-perdrix œils-de-perdrix oeil-de-perdrix

Etymology

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

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