Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Coupé

‖Cou′pé″ (ko͞o′pā̍″), n. [F., fr. coupé, p. p. of couper to cut. See Coppice.] 1. The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three per...

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Coupe-gorge

‖Coupe′–gorge″ (k??p′g?rzh″), n.(Mil.) Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces. Farrow.

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Couped

Couped (k??pt), a. [F. couper to cut.] (Her.) Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; — used especially for the head or limb of an animal. See Erased.

8671

Coupee

Cou‐pee″ (k??–p?″; F. k??′p?), n. [F. coupé, n., properly p. p. of couper to cut. Cf. Coupé, Coopee.] A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the flo...

8672

Couple

Cou″ple (k?p″'l), n. [F. couple, fr. L. copula a bond, band; co- + apere, aptum, to join. See Art, a., and cf. Copula.] 1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond ...

8673

Couple (2)

Cou″ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Coupled (k?p″'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Coupling (–l?ng).] [F. coupler, fr. L. copulare. See Couple, n., and cf. Copulate, Cobble, v.]1. To link or tie, as...

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Couple (3)

Cou″ple, v. i. To come together as male and female; to copulate. Milton. Bacon.

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Couple-beggar

Cou″ple–beg′gar (–b?g′g?r), n. One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other. Swift.

8676

Couple-close

Cou″ple–close′ (k?p″?–kl?s′), n.; pl.Couple-closes (-kl�"s�z). 1. (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one...

8677

Couplement

Cou″ple‐ment (k?p″'l–ment), n. [Cf. OF. couplement.] Union; combination; a coupling; a pair. Shak.And forth together rode, a goodly couplement.Spenser.

8678

Coupler

Coup″ler (k?p″l?r), n. One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or shackle, to connect cars.Coupler of an organ, a contrivance by which any two or more of the ranks...

8679

Couplet

Coup″let (–l?t), n. [F. couplet, dim. of couple. See Couple, n.] Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.A sudden couplet ...

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Coupling

Coup″ling (–l?ng), n. 1. The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.2. (Mach.) A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or ...

8681

Coupon

Cou″pon (k??″p?n; F. k??′p?n″), n. [F., fr. couper to cut, cut off. See Coppice.] 1. (Com.) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, ra...

8682

Coupstick

Coup″stick′ (ko͞o″stĭk′), n. [Coup + stick.] A stick or switch used among some American Indians in making or counting a coup.

8683

Coupure

‖Cou‐pure″ (k??–p?r″), n. [F., fr. couper to cut.] (Fort.) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged. Wilhelm.

8684

Courage

Cour″age (kŭr″ā̍j; 48), n. [OE. corage heart, mind, will, courage, OF. corage, F. courage, fr. a LL. derivative of L. cor heart. See Heart.] 1. The heart; spirit; temper; dispos...

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Courage (2)

Cour″age, v. t. To inspire with courage.Paul writeth unto Timothy... to courage him.Tyndale.

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Courageous

Cour‐a″geous (k?r–?″j?s), a. [F. courageux.] Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.With this victory, the women became most courageous and proud, and the men wax...

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Courageously

Cour‐a″geous‐ly, adv. In a courageous manner.

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Courageousness

Cour‐a″geous‐ness, n. The quality of being courageous; courage.

8689

Courant

Cou‐rant″ (k??–r?nt″), a. [F., p. pr. of courir to run, L. currere. Cf. Current.] (Her.) Represented as running; — said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.

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Courant (2)

Cou‐rant″ (k??–r?nt″), n. [F. courante, fr. courant, p. pr.] 1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.2. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.

8691

Couranto

Cou‐ran″to (–r?n″t?), n. A sprightly dance; a coranto; a courant.

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Courap

Cou‐rap″ (k??–r?p), n.(Med.) A skin disease, common in India, in which there is perpetual itching and eruption, esp. of the groin, breast, armpits, and face.

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Courb

Courb (k??rb), a. [F. courbe, fr. L. curvus. See Curve, a.] Curved; rounded.Her neck is short, her shoulders courb.Gower.

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Courb (2)

Courb (k??rb), v. i. [F. courber. See Curs.] To bend; to stop; to bow.Then I courbed on my knees.Piers Plowman.