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‖ couvre-pied|kuvrəpje|
Also couvre-pieds.
[Fr., lit. ‘cover-foot’, f. couvrir to cover, pied foot.]
A rug to cover the feet.
1818Lady Morgan Fl. Macarthy II. iii. 154 Will you just inquire for a couvre-pied, that is lying loose somewhere in the carriage? 1879Mrs. Oliphant Within the Precincts xli. 172 A wadded couvre-pied. 1905Mrs. H. Ward Marr. W. Ashe ii. xii. 228 He returned to his armchair and his books, but soon drew Kitty's couvre-pied over him and went to sleep. 1926E. F. Thomas Rendezvous xxvi. 298 It was a pretty couvre-pieds, pale blue and comfortably quilted. |