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coup d'oeil

[ koo »å²Õ-yuh; English koo dey ]

noun

French.
plural coups d'oeil
  1. a quick glance.


coup d'oeil

/ ku »å²Õj /

noun

  1. a quick glance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coup d'oeil1

First recorded in 1730–40; literally, “stroke of the eyeâ€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of coup d'oeil1

literally: stroke of the eye
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I made out in the autumn that Blennerhassett laid a good deal of blame on Forster's want of flexibility of mind and of coup d'oeil.

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Of course, to me, the coup d'oeil of Rich Bar was charmingly fresh and original.

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But I doubt whether the townsfolk have ever seen anything to equal the coup d'oeil engineered by d'Amade.

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Such, in brief, was the coup d'oeil of that weird interior as it met my eyes.

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As the hour for the Matinée approached, Helen's drawing-rooms presented a coup d'oeil of splendor and elegance.

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