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œil

œil

See also: oeil

French

Alternative forms

  • oeil (nonstandard)

Noun

œil m (plural yeux or œils)

  1. (anatomy, plural yeux) eye, organ that is sensitive to light, helping organisms to see
  2. (plural œils) glyph, rendering of a single character
  3. (plural œils) eye (of a needle)

Derived terms


Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French ueil.

Noun

œil m (plural yeulx)

  1. (anatomy) eye

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