Couched
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kaʊt͡ʃt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Couched is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of couch.
Meaning
simple past and past participle of couch.
More Meanings
- (heraldry) Of a chevron, issuing from the side rather than from the bottom or top of the shield; couché.
Example Sentences
Argent, on a fesse sable, three chevronels couched sinister of the field. - TRENOWITH, Corn.
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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