COUPE

coupe

(noun) a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

coupe (plural coupes)

An ice cream dessert; the glass it is served in.

(US, Canada, automotive) A car with two doors (variant of coupé).

An area of forest where harvesting of wood is planned or has taken place.

Proper noun

Coupe

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary


Cou`pé" (k`p"), n. Etym: [F., fr. coupé, p. p. of couper to cut. See Coppice.]

1. The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or carriage on British railways.

2. A four-wheeled close carriage for two persons inside, with an outside seat for the driver; -- so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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