coup d'œil

Borrowed from French coup d'œil.

• (anglicized) IPA^(key): /ˈku deɪ/
• (Francophone) IPA^(key): /ku ˈdœj(ə)/

coup d'œil (plural coups d'œil)

1. Alternative form of coup d'oeil
   • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], OCLC 21345056, 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.

• IPA^(key): /ku d‿œj/

coup d'œil m (plural coups d'œil)

1. glance, look

   Jette un coup d’œil à ce livre. ― Have a look at this book.

2. swift decision
3. sight

• jeter un coup d'œil