coup d'œil

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French coup d’œil.

Noun

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coup d'œil (plural coups d'œil)

  1. Alternative spelling of coup d'oeil
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], 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

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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coup d’œil m (plural coups d’œil)

  1. glance, look
    jeter un coup d’œilto take a look
    valoir le coup d’œilto be worth seeing
    Jette un coup d’œil à ce livre.Have a look at this book.
  2. sight

Descendants

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  • Haitian Creole: koudèy
  • Catalan: cop d'ull (calque)