coup d'œil

See also: coup d'oeil

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French coup d’œil.

Noun

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku d‿œj/

Noun

coup d’œil m (plural coups d’œil)

1. 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.

2. sight

Descendants

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