Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. Check out and contribute to the discussion of this word!
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word coup-de-soleil.
Examples
-
It appears that I had received a coup-de-soleil, in addition to my other mischances.
Monsieur Violet Frederick Marryat 1820
-
It appears that I had received a coup-de-soleil, in addition to my other mischances.
Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet Frederick Marryat 1820
-
Thomas Morgan, a marine, having been some time exposed bare-headed to the sun, was struck with a _coup-de-soleil_; he was brought on board with Mr. Whitewood, and died in a state of frenzy, the same night.
A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Matthew Flinders 1794
-
_coup-de-soleil_, and were sent on board in a state nearly approaching to delirium; but they happily recovered.
A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 2 Matthew Flinders 1794
-
"Without them you will spoil your complexions to a certainty, and perhaps suffer from a _coup-de-soleil_.
The Young Berringtons The Boy Explorers William Henry Giles Kingston 1847
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.