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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Couch \Couch\ (kouch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Couched (koucht);
p. pr. & vb. n. Couching.] [F. coucher to lay down, lie
down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay, put, place; col-
+ locare to place, fr. locus place. See Locus.]
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1. To lay upon a bed or other resting place.
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Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain,
Does couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
--Shak.
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2. To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed
by the reflexive pronoun.
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The waters couch themselves as may be to the center
of this globe, in a spherical convexity. --T.
Burnet.
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3. To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
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It is at this day in use at Gaza, to couch
potsherds, or vessels of earth, in their walls.
--Bacon.
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4. (Paper Making) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried
pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for
further drying.
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5. To conceal; to include or involve darkly.
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There is all this, and more, that lies naturally
couched under this allegory. --L'Estrange.
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6. To arrange; to place; to inlay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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7. To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase;
-- used with in and under.
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A well-couched invective. --Milton.
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I had received a letter from Flora couched in rather
cool terms. --Blackw. Mag.
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8. (Med.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque
lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.
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To couch a spear or To couch a lance, to lower to the
position of attack; to place in rest.
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He stooped his head, and couched his spear,
And spurred his steed to full career. --Sir W.
Scott.
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To couch malt, to spread malt on a floor. --Mortimer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Couched \Couched\ (koucht), a. (Her.)
Same as Couch?.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Couch \Couch\ (kouch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Couched (koucht);
p. pr. & vb. n. Couching.] [F. coucher to lay down, lie
down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay, put, place; col-
+ locare to place, fr. locus place. See Locus.]
1. To lay upon a bed or other resting place.
Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain, Does
couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
--Shak.
2. To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed
by the reflexive pronoun.
The waters couch themselves as may be to the center
of this globe, in a spherical convexity. --T.
Burnet.
3. To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
It is at this day in use at Gaza, to couch
potsherds, or vessels of earth, in their walls.
--Bacon.
4. (Paper Making) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried
pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for
further drying.
5. To conceal; to include or involve darkly.
There is all this, and more, that lies naturally
couched under this allegory. --L'Estrange.
6. To arrange; to place; to inlay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
7. To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase;
-- used with in and under.
A well-couched invective. --Milton.
I had received a letter from Flora couched in rather
cool terms. --Blackw. Mag.
8. (Med.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque
lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.
To couch a spear or lance, to lower to the position of
attack; to place in rest.
He stooped his head, and couched his spear, And
spurred his steed to full career. --Sir W.
Scott.
To couch malt, to spread malt on a floor. --Mortimer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Couched \Couched\ (koucht), a. (Her.)
Same as Couch?.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
couched
a.
(lb en heraldry) Of a chevron, issuing from the side rather than from
the bottom or top of the shield; couché.
vb.
(infl of en couch ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
couched
a.
(lb en heraldry) Of a chevron, issuing from the side rather than from
the bottom or top of the shield; couché.
vb.
(infl of en couch ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
couched
a.
(lb en heraldry) Of a chevron, issuing from the side rather than from
the bottom or top of the shield; couché.
vb.
(infl of en couch ed-form)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
couched
a.
(lb en heraldry) Of a chevron, issuing from the side rather than from
the bottom or top of the shield; couché.
vb.
(infl of en couch ed-form)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
couched
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm c ouch ed)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
couched
Engelska a.
(avledning en couch ordform=perfpart)
Engelska vb.
(böjning en verb couch)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Couched /kˈaʊtʃt/ مبسوطFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
couched /kˈaʊtʃt/From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]formulovaný
couched /kˈaʊtʃt/ gegautscht see: couch, couchingFrom IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]
/ˈkaʊtʃt/