coup d'oeil

American  

[koo dœ-y^uh, koo dey] / ku ˈdœ yə, ˈku ˈdeɪ /

noun

French.

plural

coups d'oeil

1. a quick glance.

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coup d'oeil British  

/ ku dœj /

noun

1. a quick glance

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Etymology

Origin of coup d'oeil

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

Example Sentences

But what happened last week in Bangkok was not a coup d'�tat, nor even a coup de main, coup de Jarnac, coup de gr�ce, coup de maitre, coup de pied or a coup d'oeil.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jetons d'abord un coup d'oeil sur la situation.

From Gallipoli Diary, Volume I by Hamilton, Ian, Sir

Perhaps all this finery was slightly old-fashioned, but for Nerac it was brilliant, and even Chicot, coming straight from Paris, was satisfied with the coup d'oeil.

From The Forty-Five Guardsmen by Dumas père, Alexandre

To the spectators no two cohorts could present a coup d’oeil more dissimilar.

From The Lone Ranche by Reid, Mayne

At the first coup d’oeil, the roofs and chimneys of houses, with all their appurtenances of patent smoke-curers, weathercocks, and lightning conductors; among them domes and spires, showing it a town with several churches.

From Gwen Wynn A Romance of the Wye by Reid, Mayne