trompe l’œil
noun/ˌtrɒmp ˈlɔɪ/
/ˌtrɔːmp ˈlɔɪ/
(plural trompe l’œils
(from French)/ˌtrɒmp ˈlɔɪ/
/ˌtrɔːmp ˈlɔɪ/
)- a painting or design intended to make the person looking at it think that it is a real object
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