clin d'œil

== French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /klɛ̃ d‿œj/ === Noun === clin d'œil m (plural clins d'œil or clins d’yeux) a wink (figuratively) an instant, a blink of an eye en un clin d'œil ― in the blink of an eye (figuratively) an allusion, as an artistic tool === Further reading === “clin d'œil”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012