coup d'oeil

[ koo dœ-yuh; English koo dey ]

noun

, French.

, plural coups d'oeil [koo , dœ, -y, uh, koo, , dey].

1. a quick glance.

coup d'oeil

/ ku dœj /

noun

1. a quick glance

Word History and Origins

Origin of coup d'oeil¹

First recorded in 1730–40; literally, “stroke of the eye”

Word History and Origins

Origin of coup d'oeil¹

literally: stroke of the eye

Example Sentences

It is, therefore, not only the physical, but more frequently the mental eye which is meant in coup d'oeil.

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Many teachers of the Art of War then gave this limited signification as the definition of coup d'oeil.

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I walked the whole length of the route before the procession moved, and the coup d'oeil was perfect.

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It was a very singular coup d'oeil, and a new-comer from Europe would have supposed the assembly to have been a "whittling club."

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Nothing can possibly be imagined more unique than its coup-d'oeil, on whatever side the city is viewed.

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