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Adjective: trompe-l'oeil
  1. Creating the illusion of seeing reality
    "the visual deception of trompe-l'oeil art";
    - eye-deceiving
Noun: trompe l'oeil  'trómp 'ley
  1. A painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality

Derived forms: trompe l'oeils

See also: unreal

Type of: painting, picture

Encyclopedia: Trompe-l'oeil

Trompe l'oeil