coup d'oeil
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of coup d'oeil
First recorded in 1730–40; literally, “stroke of the eye”
Example Sentences
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Colonel Rolleston, in the first sleigh, was blandly pointing out to Lady Hampshire the coup d'oeil of the whole procession as they described two sides of a triangle.
From Bluebell A Novel by Huddleston, Mrs. George Croft
Castle did not gratify my expectations although the coup d'oeil, taking the structure en masse, is imposing, and it has an advantageous position on the banks of the river Arun.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 565, September 8, 1832 by Various
To the spectators no two cohorts could present a coup d’oeil more dissimilar.
From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne
He had come to trust his intelligence,—his judgment and his extraordinary coup d'oeil implicitly, and to regard him as a strategist of consummate ability.
From Heroes of the Great Conflict; Life and Services of William Farrar Smith, Major General, United States Volunteer in the Civil War by Wilson, James Harrison
We only rushed through everywhere, of course, but got a general coup d'oeil.
From Elizabeth Visits America by Glyn, Elinor
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