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coup d'essai

[ koo de-se ]

noun

, French.
, plural coups d'es·sai [koo de-, se].
  1. a first attempt.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coup d'essai1

Literally, “trial stroke”

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Example Sentences

In six minutes no other effect was produced than a warmth upon the skin, and I feared that this coup d'essai had failed.

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