| Couch (couch) |
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| v. t. | (kouch) |
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| Couch |
| [imp.
*** p. p. Couched (koucht)] p. pr. *** vb.
n. Couching.] [F. coucher to lay down,
lie down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay,
put, place] col- + locar |
To lay upon a bed or other resting
place.
To arrange or dispose as in a bed; --
sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.
To lay or deposit in a bed or layer;
to bed.
To transfer (as
sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt
blanket, for further drying.
To conceal; to include or involve
darkly.
To arrange; to place; to inlay.
To put into some form of language; to
express; to phrase; -- used with in and
under.
To treat by pushing down
or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch
a cataract.
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To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest;
to repose; to lie.
To lie down for concealment; to hide;
to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.
To bend the body, as in reverence,
pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
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A
bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United
States, a lounge.
Any place for repose, as the lair of a
beast, etc.
A mass of steeped barley spread upon a
floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the
barley; as, couch of malt.
A
preliminary layer, as of color, size, etc.
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