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2. Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace. "A couple of shepherds." Sir P . Sidney . "A couple of drops" Adduson . "A couple of miles." Dickens . "A couple of weeks." Carlyle .

Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a couple . Locke.

[Ziba] met him with a couple of asses saddled. 2 Sam. xvi. 1.

3. A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.

Such were our couple , man and wife. Lloyd.

Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league. Milton.

4. (Arch.) See Couple-close .

5. (Elec.) One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple .

6. (Mech.) Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.

&hand; The effect of a couple of forces is to produce a rotation. A couple of rotations is equivalent to a motion of translation.

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Cou"ple , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Coupled (k?p"'ld) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Coupling (-l?ng) .] [F. coupler , fr. L. copulare . See Couple , n. , and cf. Copulate , Cobble , v . ]

1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.

Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . . . And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach. Shak.

2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]

A parson who couples all our beggars. Swift.

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Cou"ple , v. i. To come together as male and female; to copulate. [Obs.]

Milton. Bacon.

Couple-beggar <Xpage=334>

Cou"ple-beg`gar (-b?g`g?r) , n. One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other.

Swift.

Couple-close <Xpage=334>

Cou"ple-close` (k?p"?-kl?s`) , n. ; pl. Couple-closes (-kl<?/"s<?/z). 1. (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised.

2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]

Couplement <Xpage=334>

Cou"ple*ment (k?p"'l-m e nt) , n. [Cf. OF. couplement .] Union; combination; a coupling; a pair. [Obs.]

Shak.

And forth together rode, a goodly couplement . Spenser.

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Coup"ler (k?p"l?r) , n. One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or shackle, to connect cars.

Coupler of an organ , a contrivance by which any two or more of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so as to act together when the organ is played.

Couplet <Xpage=334>

Coup"let (-l?t) , n. [F. couplet , dim. of couple . See Couple , n. ] Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.

A sudden couplet rushes on your mind. Crabbe.

Coupling <Xpage=334>

Coup"ling (-l?ng) , n. 1. The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union.

2. (Mach.) A device or contrivance which serves to couple or connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling , which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling , which connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling , which connects the ends of shafts.

Box coupling , Chain coupling . See under Box , Chain. -- Coupling box , a coupling shaped like a journal box, for clamping together the ends of two shafts, so that they may revolve together. -- Coupling pin , a pin or bolt used in coupling or joining together railroad cars, etc.

Coupon <Xpage=334>

Cou"pon (k??"p?n; F. k??`p?n") , n. [F., fr. couper to cut, cut off. See Coppice .] 1. (Com.) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest is due; an interest warrant.

2. A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled to some specified accomodation or service, as to a passage over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a theater, or the like.

Coupure <Xpage=334>

Cou*pure" (k??-p?r") , n. [F., fr. couper to cut.] (Fort.) A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the besieged.

Wilhelm.

Courage <Xpage=334>

Cour"age (k?r"?j;48) , n. [OE. corage heart, mind, will, courage, OF. corage , F. courage , fr. a LL. derivative of L. cor heart. See Heart .] 1. The heart; spirit; temper; disposition. [Obs.]

So priketh hem nature in here corages . Chaucer.

My lord, cheer up your spirits; our foes are nigh, and this soft courage makes your followers faint. Shak.

2. Heart; inclination; desire; will. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

I'd such a courage to do him good. Shak.

3. That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution.

The king-becoming graces . . . Devotion, patience, courage , fortitude, I have no relish of them. Shak.

Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it. Addison.

Syn. -- Heroism; bravery; intrepidity; valor; gallantry; daring; firmness; hardihood; boldness; dauntlessness; resolution. See Heroism . -- Courage , Bravery , Fortitude , Intrepidity , Gallantry , Valor . Courage is that firmness of spirit and swell of soul which meets danger without fear. Bravery is daring and impetuous courage, like that of one who has the reward continually in view, and displays his courage in daring acts. Fortitude has often been styled "passive courage," and consist in the habit of encountering danger and enduring pain with a steadfast and unbroken spirit. Valor is courage exhibited in war, and can not be applied to single combats; it is never used figuratively. Intrepidity is firm, unshaken courage. Gallantry is adventurous courage, which courts danger with a high and cheerful spirit. A man may show courage , fortitude , or intrepidity in the common pursuits of life, as well as in war. Valor , bravery , and gallantry are displayed in the contest of arms. Valor belongs only to battle; bravery may be shown in single combat; gallantry may be manifested either in attack or defense; but in the latter ease, the defense is usually turned into an attack.

Couage <Xpage=334>

Cou"age , v. t. To inspire with courage. [Obs.]

Paul writeth unto Timothy . . . to courage him. Tyndale.

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Cour*a"geous (k?r-?"j?s) , a. [F. courageux .] Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.

With this victory, the women became most courageous and proud, and the men waxed . . . fearful and desperate. Stow.

Syn. -- Gallant; brave; bold; daring; valiant; valorous; heroic; intrepid; fearless; hardy; stout; adventurous; enterprising. See Gallant .

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Cour*a"geous*ly , adv. In a courageous manner.

Courageousness <Xpage=334>

Cour*a"geous*ness , n. The quality of being courageous; courage.

Courant <Xpage=334>

Cou*rant" (k??-r?nt") , a. [F., p. pr. of courir to run, L. currere . Cf. Current .] (Her.) Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of arms.

Courant <Xpage=334>

Cou*rant" (k??-r?nt") , n. [F. courante , fr. courant , p. pr. ] 1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a coranto.

2. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.

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Cou*ran"to (-r?n"t?) , n. A sprightly dance; a coranto; a courant.

Courap <Xpage=334>

Cou*rap" (k??-r?p) , n. (Med.) A skin disease, common in India, in which there is perpetual itching and eruption, esp. of the groin, breast, armpits, and face.

Courb <Xpage=334>

Courb (k??rb) , a. [F. courbe , fr. L. curvus . See Curve , a. ] Curved; rounded. [Obs.]

Her neck is short, her shoulders courb . Gower.

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Courb (k??rb) , v. i. [F. courber . See Curs .] To bend; to stop; to bow. [Obs.]

Then I courbed on my knees. Piers Plowman.

Courbaril <Xpage=334>

Cour"ba*ril (k??r"b?-r?l) , n. [F. courbaril , from a South American word.] See Anim\'82 , n.

Courche <Xpage=334>

Courche (k??rsh) , n. [Cf. Kerchief .] A square piece of linen used formerly by women instead of a cap; a kerchief. [Scot.] [Written also curch .]

Jamieson.

Courier <Xpage=334>

Cou"ri*er (k??"r?-?r) , n. [F. courrier , fr. courre , courir , to run, L. currere . See Course , Current .] 1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on public busuness.

The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers , advertised Solyman of the enemy's purpose. Knolles.

2. An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the way.

Courlan <Xpage=334>

Cour"lan (k??r"l?n) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A South American bird, of the genus Aramus , allied to the rails.

Course <Xpage=334>

Course (k?rs) , n. [F. cours , course , L. cursus, fr. currere to run. See Current .] 1. The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.

And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we came to Ptolemais. Acts xxi. 7.

2. THe ground or path traversed; track; way.

The same horse also run the round course at Newmarket. Pennant.

3. Motion, considered as to its general or resultant direction or to its goal; line progress or advance.

A light by which the Argive squadron steers Their silent course to Ilium's well known shore. Dennham.

Westward the course of empire takes its way. Berkeley.

4. Progress from point to point without change of direction; any part of a progress from one place to another, which is in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a long voyage makes many courses ; a course measured by a surveyor between two stations ; also, a progress without interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race .

5. Motion considered with reference to manner; or derly progress; procedure in a certain line of thought or action; as, the course of an argument .

The course of true love never did run smooth. Shak.

6. Customary or established sequence of evants; re currence of events according to natural laws.

By course of nature and of law. Davies.

Day and night, Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost, Shall hold their course . Milton.

7. Method of procedure; manner or way of conducting; conduct; behavior.

My lord of York commends the plot and the general course of the action. Shak.

By perseverance in the course prescribed. Wodsworth.

You hold your course without remorse. Tennyson.

8. A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as, a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry.

9. The succession of one to another in office or duty; order; turn.

He appointed . . . the courses of the priests 2 Chron. viii. 14.

10. That part of a meal served at one time, with its accompaniments.

He [Goldsmith] wore fine clothes, gave dinners of several courses , paid court to venal beauties. Macualay.

11. (Arch.) A continuous level range of brick or stones of the same height throughout the face or faces of a building.

Gwilt.

12. (Naut.) The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged vessel; as, the fore course , main course , etc.

13. pl. (Physiol.) The menses.

In course , in regular succession. -- Of course , by consequence; as a matter of course; in regular or natural order. -- In the course of , at same time or times during. " In the course of human events."

T. Jefferson.

Syn. -- Way; road; route; passage; race; series; succession; manner; method; mode; career; progress.

Course <Xpage=334>

Course , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Coursed (k?rst) ); p. pr. & vb. n. Coursing .] 1. To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue.

We coursed him at the heels. Shak.

2. To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course greyhounds after deer .

3. To run through or over.

The bounding steed courses the dusty plain. Pope.

Course <Xpage=334>

Course , v. i. 1. To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire .

2. To move with speed; to race; as, the blood courses through the veins .

Shak.

Coursed <Xpage=334>

Coursed (k?rst) , a. 1. Hunted; as, a coursed hare .

2. Arranged in courses; as, coursed masonry .

Courser <Xpage=334>

Cours"er (k?rs"?r) , n. [F. coursier .] 1. One who courses or hunts.

leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser leads his greyhound.

Hanmer.

2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a charger. [Poetic.]

Pope.

3. (Zo\'94l.) A grallatorial bird of Europe (Cursorius cursor) , remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes, in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich family.

Coursey <Xpage=334>

Cour"sey (k?r"s?) , n. [Cf. OF. corsie , coursie , passage way to the stern. See Course , n. ] (Naut.) A space in the galley; a part of the hatches.

Ham. Nav. Encyc.

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Cours"ing (k?rs"?ng) , n. The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent.

In coursing of a deer, or hart, with greyhounds. Bacon

Court <Xpage=335>

Court (k?rt) , n. [OF. court , curt , cort , F. co<?/r , LL. cortis , fr. L. cohors , cors , chors , gen. cohortis , cortis , chortis , an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co- + a root akin to Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ inclosure, feeding place, and to E. garden , yard , orchard . See Yard , and cf. Cohort , Curtain .] 1. An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in by the walls of a building, or by different building; also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded by houses; a blind alley.

The courts the house of our God. Ps. cxxxv. 2.

And round the cool green courts there ran a row Cf cloisters. Tennyson.

Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court . Macualay.

2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or ether dignitary; a palace.

Attends the emperor in his royal court . Shak.

This our court , infected with their manners, Shows like a riotous inn. Shak.

3. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a sovereign or person high in aithority; all the surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.

My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door would speak with you. Shak.

Love rules the court , the camp, the grove. Sir. W. Scott.

4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as, to hold a court .

The princesses held their court within the fortres. Macualay.

5. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners; civility; compliment; flattery.

No solace could her paramour intreat Her once to show, ne court , nor dalliance. Spenser.

I went to make my court to the Dike and Duches of Newcastle. Evelyn.

6. (Law) (a) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is administered. (b) The persons officially assembled under authority of law, at the appropriate time and place, for the administration of justice; an official assembly, legally met together for the transaction of judicial business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or trial of causes. (c) A tribunal established for the administration of justice. (d) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel or jury, or both.

Most heartily I do beseech the court To give the judgment. Shak.

7. The session of a judicial assembly.

8. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.

9. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one of the divisions of a tennis court.