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trompe-l'oeil

[trawnp -yuh, trawmp ley, loi] / trɔ̃p ˈlœ yə, ˈtrɔmp ˈleɪ, ˈlɔɪ /


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For last week’s Sunday Best, I asked what you thought of Oscar Isaac’s trompe-l’œil dress at the Met Gala, and I got far too many thoughtful and entertaining answers to put here.

From Seattle Times • May 15, 2022

But on Monday, it was Isaac’s filmmaker wife Elvira Lind who came in tails, and Isaac wore a trompe-l’œil white tie and tailcoat dress designed by Thom Browne.

From Seattle Times • May 8, 2022

Upon closer inspection I see that he’s sitting in front of a trompe-l’œil image of an office.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2020

Pop holograms started out as a trompe-l’œil trick.

From The Guardian • Jun. 1, 2019

In these days it would be a patient trompe-l'œil, probably better done than the figures using it.

From Great Pictures, As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Singleton, Esther