单词 | coupé |
释义 | coupén.3 1. a. A short four-wheeled close carriage with an inside seat for two, and outside seat for the driver. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > cart, carriage, or wagon > carriage for conveying persons > [noun] > types of carriage > covered > other covered carriages caravan?1672 Berlin1694 kittereen1792 coupé1834 clarence1843 station wagon1876 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales II. 182 There we met with his ‘Coupé’ and the fair Ravennese en route. 1880 ‘Mrs. Forrester’ Roy & Viola I. 13 I will send the coupé for you at a quarter to one. 1892 Times 16 Feb. The Coupé company wish to return..a rug..left in one of their carriages. b. A closed two-door motor car, usually with two seats (see also quot. 1967). Also attributive. In U.S. frequently spelt coupe and pronounced /kuːp/. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > with sloping back coupé1908 fastback1939 1908 A. Bennett Buried Alive ix. 207 This agreeable Jew in the hall, and the coupé at the kerb. 1912 Motor 23 July 1104/2 The ordinary coupé or doctor's car. 1915 Scotsman 3 Apr. 12/1 Wanted, 2-Seat Car, with Coupé Body preferred. 1924 Morris Owner Sept. 653 The coupé is the ideal car for..the business man who has to motor in all weathers. 1926 Spectator 3 July 11/2 Father has his limousine. Mother has her coupé. Brother has his playboy. 1927 in Amer. Speech (1967) 42 307 The coupe roadster for two passengers with rumble seat. 1934 E. Bowen Cat Jumps 89 Marianne's coupé had been run up on to the rough grass..with its lights out. Its air was lurking and crookish. 1936 H. L. Mencken Amer. Lang. (ed. 4) vii. 347 I have..heard..coop for coupé. 1967 Consumer's Car Glossary (ed. 2) 26 Coupé, car in which the roof slopes down sharply behind the front seat, leaving little or no head room in the back, or car with no back seat. In a drophead coupé the roof can be folded back behind the seats. c. coupé cabriolet: a type of motor car with a head adapted to fold down entirely. coupé de ville: a type of motor car in which the passenger seats are covered but with the driver's compartment open or adapted to fold down. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motor car > [noun] > car with hood over rear part landaulette1901 town car1906 coupé de ville1930 1930 Motor Body Building May 105 Coupé cabriolet. 1939 E. Ambler Mask of Dimitrios viii. 149 The chauffeur..ushered Latimer ceremoniously into a huge chocolate-coloured coupé de ville, and drove off. 1969 J. Leasor They don't make them like that any More vi. 169 A special type of body, very popular on Rolls chassis in the late twenties and early thirties. The passengers sat under cover in the rear..while the..chauffeur and footman, sat..up front... English coach-builders called this style coupé de ville. 2. a. The front or after compartment of a continental diligence. ΚΠ 1834 J. Barrow Excurs. N. Europe ii. 82 The coupé in front accommodates one who sits next to the conducteur..In the rear in another coupé. 1834 J. Barrow Excurs. N. Europe ii. 83 A seat in the after coupé of a Russian diligence. b. An end compartment in a railway carriage, seated on one side only. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > compartment > types of coupé1853 state room1853 ladies' compartment1861 coupé lit1882 1853 Ann. Reg. 132 Two ladies, who were seated in a coupé. 1859 All Year Round 19 Nov. 78 I have written a column of close ‘copy’ in a coupé. c. coupé lit n. Obsolete a coupé (sense 2b) in which the seats can be extended to form a couch or bed. ΘΚΠ society > travel > rail travel > rolling stock > [noun] > railway wagon or carriage > carriage designed to carry passengers > compartment > types of coupé1853 state room1853 ladies' compartment1861 coupé lit1882 1882 H. de Windt On Equator 10 A sound sleep in a comfortable coupé lit. 1896 Daily News 28 Oct. 3/7 A coupé-lits-toilette and first-class carriage will run through to Vintimille by the 2.13 p.m. train from Boulogne. 1898 Daily News 18 Oct. 2/2 A coupe-lit compartment at the Nord Station. 3. Fencing. A movement of the sword equivalent to a disengage, but effected by drawing the sword along and over the point of the adversary's. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > fencing > [noun] > actions buttc1330 overheadc1400 stopc1450 quarter-strokea1456 rabbeta1500 rakea1500 traverse1547 flourish1552 quarter-blow1555 veny1578 alarm1579 venue1591 cut1593 time1594 caricado1595 fincture1595 imbroccata1595 mandritta1595 punta riversa1595 remove1595 stramazon1595 traversa1595 imbrocado1597 passado1597 counter-time1598 foinery1598 canvasado1601 montant1601 punto1601 stock1602 embrocadoc1604 pass1604 stuck1604 stramazo1606 home thrust1622 longee1625 falsify?1635 false1637 traversion1637 canvassa1641 parade1652 flanconade1664 parry1673 fore-stroke1674 allonge1675 contretemps1684 counter1684 disengaging1684 feint1684 passing1687 under-counter1687 stringere1688 stringering1688 tempo1688 volte1688 overlapping1692 repost1692 volt-coupe1692 volting1692 disarm?1700 stamp1705 passade1706 riposte1707 swoop1711 retreat1734 lunge1748 beat1753 disengage1771 disengagement1771 opposition1771 time thrust1771 timing1771 whip1771 shifting1793 one-two1809 one-two-three1809 salute1809 estramazone1820 remise1823 engage1833 engaging1833 risposta1838 lunging1847 moulinet1861 reprise1861 stop-thrust1861 engagement1881 coupé1889 scrape1889 time attack1889 traverse1892 cut-over1897 tac-au-tac riposte1907 flèche1928 replacement1933 punta dritta1961 1889 W. H. Pollock et al. Fencing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 49 The coupé is the opposite of the disengage, the blade being passed over the adversary's blade instead of under. 1889 W. H. Pollock et al. Fencing (Badminton Libr. of Sports & Pastimes) 62 Simulate disengagement into tierce and make a coupé. Thesaurus » Categories » 4. Dance. = coupee n. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2022). coupéadj. Heraldry. = couped adj. 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [adjective] > cut off evenly recoupedc1460 truncated1486 trunkeda1550 coupé1572 hawmed1572 humetty1572 humetted1586 humet1661 couped1678 raccourcy1728 raguled1728 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie iii. f. 16 An Arme Coupye, Partie per Pale, Or and Ermine. 1634 H. Peacham Gentlemans Exercise (new ed.) 158 The heads..of beasts Coupée or erazed, that is cut or pluckt off. 1761 Brit. Mag. 2 362 The bust of a king..coupé at the breast proper. 1830 T. Robson Brit. Herald III. Gloss. Couped or Coupey. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.31834adj.1572 |
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