Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

OEil-de-perdrix \[OE]il`-de-per`drix"\, a. [F., lit., eye of a
   partridge.]
   1. (Ornamental Art) Characterized by, or decorated with,
      small round points, spots, or rings; as, [oe]il-de-perdrix
      pattern.

   2. Having a brownish red color; -- used esp. of light-colored
      red wine.