Part 2478

<h1>Couchee</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Cou"chee</hw> <tt>(k??"sh?; F. k??"sh?")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>couch<?/e</ets> a sleeping place from <ets>coucher</ets>. See <er>Couch</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt> ]</ety> <def>A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Dryden.</i> <blockquote>The duke's levees and <b>couchees</b> were so crowded that the antechambers were full. <i>Bp. Burnet.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Coucher</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Couch"er</hw> <tt>(kouch"?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>One who couches.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Paper Manuf.)</fld> <def>One who couches paper.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>collectarius</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic.</def> <i>Blount</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <i>Cowell</i>.

<h1>Couch grass</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Couch" grass`</hw> <tt>(gr?s`)</tt>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Quitch grass</er>.</def>

<h1>Couching</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Couch"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.</def>

<h1>Couchless</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Couch"less</hw> <tt>(kouch"l?s)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having no couch or bed.</def>

<h1>Coudee</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Cou"dee</hw> <tt>(k??"d?; F. k??`d?")</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>coud<?/e</ets>, from <ets>coude</ets> elbow.]</ety> <def>A measure of length; the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger; a cubit.</def>

<h1>Cougar</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Cou"gar</hw> <tt>(k??"g?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>couguar</ets>, from the native name in the South American dialects, <ets>cuguacuara</ets>, <ets>cuguacuarana</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American feline quadruped (<spn>Felis concolor</spn>), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the <altname>American lion</altname>. Called also <altname>puma</altname>, <altname>panther</altname>, <altname>mountain lion</altname>, and <altname>catamount</altname>. See <er>Puma</er>.</def>

<h1>Cough</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Cough</hw> <tt>(k?f)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Coughed</er> <tt>(k?ft)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Coughing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. D. <ets>kuchen</ets>, MHG. <ets>k<?/chen</ets> to breathe, G. <ets>keuchen</ets> to pant, and E. <ets>chincough</ets>, the first part of which is prob. akin to <ets>cough</ets>; cf. also E. <ets>choke</ets>.]</ety> <def>To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.</def>

<h1>Cough</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Cough</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by <i>up</i>; <as>as, to <ex>cough</ex> up phlegm</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To bring to a specified state by coughing; <as>as, he <ex>coughed</ex> himself hoarse</as>.</def>

<cs><col>To cough down</col>, <cd>to silence or put down (an objectionable speaker) by simulated coughing.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cough</h1> <Xpage=330>

<hw>Cough</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cg. D. <ets>kuch</ets>. See <er>Cough</er>, <tt>v. i.</tt> ]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Stomach cough</col>, <col>Ear cough</col></mcol>, <cd>cough due to irritation in the stomach or ear.</cd></cs>