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Definition of Coup de grace
1. Noun. The blow that kills (usually mercifully).
Definition of Coup de grace
1. Noun. A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coup De Grace
Literary usage of Coup de grace
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life and Correspondence of Rufus King: Comprising His Letters, Private by Rufus King (1898)
"King to Gore—No Peace in Europe till Bonaparte receives Coup de Grace— The
Impressment said not to be of pressing Importance now—Peace on any Terms—Jay to ..."
2. Letters and Other Writings of James Madison by James Madison (1865)
"The coup de grace which the address gives to the factious ascendency, so long
forming a cloud over the State ..."
3. The Illustrated Magazine of Art (1853)
"each step, and the judge* decided that it should now receive the coup de grace
from the rfr. ... coup de grace ..."
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