cot+or+cote

  • 11Cote — (k[=o]t), n. [See 1st {Cot}.] 1. A cottage or hut. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 2. A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves. [1913 Webster] Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve, In hurdled cotes.… …

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  • 12cote — O.E. cote, fem. of cot (pl. cotu) small house, bedchamber, den (see COTTAGE (Cf. cottage)). Applied to buildings for animals from early 15c …

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  • 13coté — Coté, [cot]ée. part …

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  • 14cot — 1. n. 1 Brit. a small bed with high sides, esp. for a baby or very young child. 2 a hospital bed. 3 US a small folding bed. 4 Ind. a light bedstead. 5 Naut. a kind of swinging bed hung from deck beams, formerly used by officers. Phrases and… …

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  • 15cot — {{11}}cot (1) small bed, 1630s, from Hindi khat couch, hammock, from Skt. khatva, probably from a Dravidian source (Cf. Tamil kattil bedstead ). {{12}}cot (2) hut, cottage; see COTE (Cf. cote) …

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  • 16Côte — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Cet article possède des paronymes, voir : Cote, Cotte, Kot et Cot …

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  • 17cot — I [[t]kɒt[/t]] n. 1) fur a light portable bed, esp. one of canvas on a folding frame 2) fur brit. Brit. a child s crib 3) fur a light bedstead • Etymology: 1625–35; < Hindi khāṭ (cf. Prakrit khaṭṭā, Skt khaṭvā); akin to Tamil kattil bedstead… …

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  • 18cote — I [[t]koʊt[/t]] n. 1) a coop or shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc 2) brit. Brit. Dial. cottage • Etymology: bef. 1050; ME, OE cote (fem.; cf. cot II) II cote [[t]koʊt[/t]] v. t. Obs. to pass by • Etymology: 1565–75; orig. uncert …

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  • 19cote — n. a shelter, esp. for animals or birds; a shed or stall (sheep cote). Etymology: OE f. Gmc, rel. to COT(2) …

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  • 20cote — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English Date: before 12th century 1. dialect England cot I,1 2. a shed or coop for small domestic animals and especially pigeons II. transitive verb Etymology: probably from Middle French cotoyer …

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