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- French · derived fromcoup d'œil“stroke of the eye”
- English todaycoup d'oeil
French coup d'œil (“stroke of the eye”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
coup d'oeil
Today it means: A glimpse, a glance; the ability, especially of a military officer, to understand much at a glance. Full definition →
French coup d'œil