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Word: Couch
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (as a noun denoting something to sleep on; as a verb in the sense ‘lay something down’): from Old French couche (noun), coucher (verb), from Latin collocare ‘place together’ (see collocate)
kuːtʃ
kaʊtʃ
a long upholstered piece of furniture for several people to sit on
Short Definition:long upholstered piece of furniture
Examples:- I sat in an armchair and they sat on the couch
Word: Couch
Speech Type: Verb
kuːtʃ
kaʊtʃ
express (something) in language of a specified style
Short Definition:express in particular style
Examples:- the assurances were couched in general terms
lay down
Short Definition:lie down
Examples:- two fair creatures, couched side by side in deepest grass
lower (a spear) to the position for attack
Short Definition:lower spear
Examples:- To arms! cried Mortimer, and couch'd his quiv'ring lance
treat (a cataract) by pushing the lens of the eye downwards and backwards, out of line with the pupil
Short Definition:treat cataract
Examples:- cataracts, when simple, are to be couched
- there were few problems of double vision in patients who had been couched for cataracts
(in embroidery) fix (a thread) to a fabric by stitching it down flat with another thread
Short Definition:fix thread to fabric
Examples:- gold and silver threads couched by hand
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