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.
  1. a quick glance.

Origin of coup d'oeil

1
First 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)
  1. a quick glance

Origin of coup d'oeil

1
literally: stroke of the eye

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