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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French coup d’œil.
Noun
coup d'œil (plural coups d'œil)
- Alternative spelling of coup d'oeil
1837, L E L, Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. , volume III, London: Henry Colburn, , →OCLC, pages 54–55:The royal party had dined in the greenhouse, the coup d'œil of which was as striking as it was new. Vast stands of the most costly exotics reached to the glass roof, which was partly covered by a luxuriant vine, or by a small scarlet creeper.
French
Pronunciation
Noun
coup d’œil m (plural coups d’œil)
- glance, look
- jeter un coup d’œil ― to take a look
- valoir le coup d’œil ― to be worth seeing
- Jette un coup d’œil à ce livre. ― Have a look at this book.
- sight
Descendants