coup d’oeil (ko?o? d??y?)n. pl. coups d’oeil (ko?o?) A quick survey; a glance.[French coup d’?il : coup, stroke + de, of + ?il, eye.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.coup d’oeil (ku d?j) n, pl coups d’oeil (ku d?j) a quick glance[literally: stroke of the eye]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014