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oeillade

[ œ-yad ]

noun

, French.
, plural oeil·lades [œ, -, yad].
  1. an amorous glance; ogle.


oeillade

/ œjad; ɜːˈjɑːd /

noun

  1. literary.
    an amorous or suggestive glance; ogle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of oeillade1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from French; literally, “amorous glance; furtive glance”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of oeillade1

C16: from French, from oeil eye, from Latin oculus + -ade as in fusillade

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