coup d'oeil
[ koo dœ-yuh; English koo-dey ]
noun,plural coups d'oeil [koo dœ-yuh; English koo-dey]. /ku ˈdœ yə; English ˈku ˈdeɪ/. French.
a quick glance.
Origin of coup d'oeil
1First recorded in 1730–40; literally, “stroke of the eye”
Words Nearby coup d'oeil
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British Dictionary definitions for coup d'oeil
coup d'oeil
/ French (ku dœj) /
nounplural coups d'oeil (ku dœj)
a quick glance
Origin of coup d'oeil
1literally: stroke of the eye
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