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      • a painting that is cleverly designed to trick people into thinking that the objects represented in it are really there: He is said to have painted a trompe l'oeil of grapes which was so realistic that birds tried to peck at them.
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  2. TROMPE L'OEIL definition: 1. a painting that is cleverly designed to trick people into thinking that the objects represented…. Learn more.

  3. Trompe l'oeil definition: visual deception, especially in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities.. See examples of TROMPE L'OEIL used in a sentence.

  4. 1. : a style of painting in which objects are depicted with photographically realistic detail. also : the use of similar technique in interior decorating. 2. : a trompe l'oeil painting or effect. 3. : something that misleads or deceives the senses : illusion. Examples of trompe l'oeil in a Sentence.

  5. 1. visual deception, esp. in paintings, in which objects are rendered in extremely fine detail emphasizing the illusion of tactile and spatial qualities. 2. a painting, mural, or panel of wallpaper designed to create such an effect.

  6. trompe l'oeil meaning: 1. a painting that is cleverly designed to trick people into thinking that the objects represented…. Learn more.

  7. Trompe-l'œil ( French for 'deceive the eye'; / trɒmpˈlɔɪ / tromp-LOY; French: [tʁɔ̃p lœj] ⓘ) is an artistic term for the highly realistic optical illusion of three-dimensional space and objects on a two-dimensional surface.

  8. Definition of trompe l’œil noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.