trompe l'oeil in English
noun
1
visual illusion in art, especially as used to trick the eye into perceiving a painted detail as a three-dimensional object.
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1. (from Baltrusaitis, "Anamorphoses", 1984, page 29) What has trompe l'oeil got to do with it? Oblique anamorphosis is closely related to an artistic technique called trompe l'oeil (French for "deceiving the eye", pronounced "tromp loy")
2. For example, he designed a shoe with a trompe-l'oeil heel that made its wearer appear to be standing on a curtain tassel.
3. Serve these in small mugs for a trompe-l'oeil effect at least one of your guests will unknowingly try to take a sip of dessert.