coup d'œil

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coup d'œil

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Borrowed from French coup d'œil.

noun coups d'œil

alternative Alternative spelling of coup d'oeil 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.

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"coup d'œil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/coup%20d'%C5%93il. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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coup d'œil. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/coup%20d'%C5%93il

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"coup d'œil." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/coup%20d'%C5%93il.

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@misc{coup_d_il_2026,
  title = {coup d'œil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/coup%20d'%C5%93il},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}