What does couched mean?
Couched means simple past and past participle of couch.
Couched
/kaʊt͡ʃt/ · verb
Meaning
simple past and past participle of couch.
Definitions by Sense
- simple past and past participle of couch
- (heraldry) Of a chevron, issuing from the side rather than from the bottom or top of the shield; couché.
Example Sentences
Holmes gives us the Arms of the Name of TOURNEY, Or, a Cheveron couched Gules, Fig. 15. IF it be turned to the other Side, says he, it is termed couched sinister;[…]
Argent, on a fesse sable, three chevronels couched sinister of the field. - TRENOWITH, Corn.
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Holmes gives us the Arms of the Name of TOURNEY, Or, a Cheveron couched Gules, Fig. 15. IF it be turned to the other Side, says he, it is termed couched sinister;[…]
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