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COURTEPY
Cour"te*py (kr"t-p), n. Etym: [D. kort short + pije a coarse cloth.]
Definition: A short coat of coarse cloth. [Obs.] Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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