couteau

[ koo-toh ]

/ kuˈtoʊ /

noun, plural cou·teaux [koo-tohz; French koo-toh]. /kuˈtoʊz; French kuˈtoʊ/.

a knife, especially a large double-edged one formerly carried as a weapon.

Origin of couteau

1670–80; <French; Old French coutel<Latin cultellus;see cultellus

Words nearby couteau

cousinly, cousinry, Cousteau, Cousy, couta, couteau, couter, couth, couthie, coutil, couture

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Example sentences from the Web for couteau

This was crossed by another shoulder belt, to which was hung a hunting knife, or couteau de chasse.
Quentin Durward|Sir Walter Scott
A curiously-formed ridge—a couteau des prairies, on a small scale—traversed the plain from east to west.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine|Various
The next moment, the flashing blade of the couteau chasse tore his abdomen, and his smoking entrails rolled upon the ground.
Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea|James O. Brayman
With the couteau croche, the crooked knife of the North, Dick laboured slowly, fashioning with care the long tamarack strips.
The Silent Places|Steward Edward White

Among these was a couteau de chasse, with a double-barrelled pistol in a handle of jade.
Pickle the Spy|Andrew Lang

British Dictionary definitions for couteau

couteau

/ (kuːˈtəʊ) /

noun plural -teaux (-ˈtəʊz)

a large two-edged knife used formerly as a weapon

Word Origin for couteau

C17: from Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus a little knife, from culter knife, ploughshare

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单词	couteau
释义	couteau [ koo-toh ] / kuˈtoʊ / noun, plural cou·teaux [koo-tohz; French koo-toh]. /kuˈtoʊz; French kuˈtoʊ/. a knife, especially a large double-edged one formerly carried as a weapon. Origin of couteau 1670–80; <French; Old French coutel<Latin cultellus;see cultellus Words nearby couteau cousinly, cousinry, Cousteau, Cousy, couta, couteau, couter, couth, couthie, coutil, couture Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for couteau This was crossed by another shoulder belt, to which was hung a hunting knife, or couteau de chasse. Quentin Durward\|Sir Walter Scott A curiously-formed ridge—a couteau des prairies, on a small scale—traversed the plain from east to west. Harper's New Monthly Magazine\|Various The next moment, the flashing blade of the couteau chasse tore his abdomen, and his smoking entrails rolled upon the ground. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea\|James O. Brayman With the couteau croche, the crooked knife of the North, Dick laboured slowly, fashioning with care the long tamarack strips. The Silent Places\|Steward Edward White Among these was a couteau de chasse, with a double-barrelled pistol in a handle of jade. Pickle the Spy\|Andrew Lang British Dictionary definitions for couteau couteau / (kuːˈtəʊ) / noun plural -teaux (-ˈtəʊz) a large two-edged knife used formerly as a weapon Word Origin for couteau C17: from Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus a little knife, from culter knife, ploughshare Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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