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cote¹ Definition

cote (kōt)

noun

  1. a small shelter or shed for fowl, sheep, doves, etc.
  2. Brit., Dialectal a cottage

Etymology: ME, cot

cote² Definition

cote (kōt)

transitive verb coted, cot·ing

Obsolete to pass by the side of; go around

Etymology: < ? MFr cotoyer, to go by the side of, coast along < OFr costeier < coste, coast

cote Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • dive: Note the fine brickwork and the dove cote on the right hand end.

Modifies a noun

  • d'ivoire: COTE D'IVOIRE: Refugee ID cards Refugees in Cote d'Ivoire are to receive identification cards under a program launched on 25 May in Abidjan.

Noun used with modifier

  • bell: Some reports state the high box pews and the north gallery were removed, a small vestry and bell cote were added.
  • greg: Us how to at the masters greg cote wrote the quest is.
  • pigeon: Any garden sheds, greenhouses, pigeon cotes or anything else built in the garden.

Browse dictionary entries near cote

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  4. costumier
  5. costumer
  6. costume jewelry
  7. costume
  8. costs
  9. costrel
  10. costmary
  1. cotemporary
  2. cotenant
  3. coterie
  4. coterminous
  5. cothurnus
  6. cotidal
  7. cotillion
  8. Cotman
  9. cotoneaster
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