cote
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9.9
- noun
- /koʊt/
- Archaic
- Rather than positing a hegemonic Anglo-American cote culture, this conceptualization entertains the notion that what is distinctively American has been itself a product of this synergistic encounter of multiple peoples and cultures.
Examples
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A beautiful, elaborate eighteenth-century dove-cote.
Fiction book (1994) -
One evening, Bruxieus summoned me in secrecy behind the cote.
Fiction book (1999) -
Why would you lease an apartment for miss cote?
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- Like a cote of doves.
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The baby was the White Bead Baby... and her cradle is called natsi'lid eta cote, the rainbow cut short.
Fiction book (2002) -
The farmer built a small cote for his pigeons to keep them safe from predators.
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We visited a quaint village that had a lovely cote filled with colorful doves.
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The old stone cote at the edge of the garden was home to several sheep during the winter months.
Synonyms
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1.6
A small building where people keep chickens or other birds
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1.3
A small building where people keep chickens
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6.0
A large building or cage where people keep many birds
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1.2
A fenced area where a farmer keeps sheep
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9.9
A small shelter or fenced area for keeping sheep
Compounds
- Formal
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5.8
A country in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea known for cocoa production
A former type of money used in Ivory Coast before the West African CFA franc
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Etymology
The word cote comes from an old English word cot meaning 'small shelter' or 'hut', the same root you see in cottage and the English cot for a small bed. That's why a cote is a small shelter for animals.