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Definition & Synonyms
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• Couple
- (a.) One of the pairs of plates of two metals which compose a voltaic battery; -- called a voltaic couple or galvanic couple.
- (a.) See Couple-close.
- (v. i.) To come together as male and female; to copulate.
- (a.) Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in amount but opposite in direction, and acting along parallel lines or around parallel axes.
- (a.) A male and female associated together; esp., a man and woman who are married or betrothed.
- (v.) To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or fasten together; to join.
- (a.) That which joins or links two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler.
- (a.) Two of the same kind connected or considered together; a pair; a brace.
- (v.) To join in wedlock; to marry.
Synonyms:
Brace, Copulate, Couplet, Distich, Duad, Duet, Duo, Dyad, match, Mate, Pair, Span, Twain, Twin, Yoke,
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• Couple-close
- (n.) 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.
- (n.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam.
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• Couplet
- (n.) Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.
Synonyms:
Brace, Couple, Distich, Duad, Duet, Duo, Dyad, Pair, Span, Twain, Yoke,
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