Oeillade

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 2 French 2.1 Noun

English

Etymology

French œillade.

Pronunciation

IPA: /ɔɪæd/, /ɔɪɑ:d/

Noun

Singular oeillade

Plural oeillades

1. a glance, especially an amorous one; an ogle
   • 1605: I know your lady does not love her husband. / I am sure of that, and at her late being here / She gave strange oeillades and most speaking looks / To noble Edmond. — William Shakespeare, King Lear IV.iv
   • 1984: ‘My, my,’ she said, with an oeillade meant to be comic. — Anthony Burgess, Enderby's Dark Lady

French

Noun

oeillade

• See œillade.