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coupe
coupe1 / koōp/ (also cou·pé / koōˈpā/ ) • n. 1. a car with a fixed roof and two doors. 2. hist. a four-wheeled enclosed carriage for two passengers and a driver. 3. hist. an end compartment in a railroad car, with seats on only one side. coupe2 • n. a shallow glass or glass dish, typically with a stem, in which desserts or champagne are served. ∎ a dessert served in such a dish. |
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"coupe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coupe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coupe005.html "coupe." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-coupe005.html |
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coupé
coupé short four-wheeled closed carriage for two. XIX. — F., short for carosse coupé ‘cut carriage’, the body having the form of a berline from which the hind seat has been cut away; sb. use of pp. of couper cut, f. coup (see COPE 2).
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T. F. HOAD. "coupé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "coupé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coup1.html T. F. HOAD. "coupé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-coup1.html |
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coupe
1. An area that is to be cut in a particular year of a coppice rotation. 2. An area of woodland that is to be or has been clear-felled. |
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "coupe." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "coupe." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-coupe.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "coupe." A Dictionary of Ecology. 2004. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O14-coupe.html |
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coupé
coupé (Fr.). In ballet, a step like the chassé but the displaced foot goes into the air.
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MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "coupé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "coupé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-coup.html MICHAEL KENNEDY and JOYCE BOURNE. "coupé." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O76-coup.html |
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coupe An area that is to be cut in a particular year of a coppice rotation.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "coupe." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "coupe." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-coupe.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "coupe." A Dictionary of Plant Sciences. 1998. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O7-coupe.html |
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coupe
coupe Dessert of ice cream and fruit, a sundae.
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DAVID A. BENDER. "coupe." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. DAVID A. BENDER. "coupe." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-coupe.html DAVID A. BENDER. "coupe." A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition. 2005. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O39-coupe.html |
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coupé
coupé
•frappé • jaspé
•épée, Pepe
•Príncipe
•coupé, Nupe, toupée
•agape • canapé
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"coupé." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "coupé." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-coup1.html "coupé." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-coup1.html |
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