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cote1 /kōt/ or cot /kot/ noun A place of shelter for animals (as in dovecote or dovecot, sheep-cote) ORIGIN: OE cote; cf cot2 cote2 /kōt/ (archaic) transitive verb- To pass by
- To outstrip (as one dog another)
ORIGIN: Poss connected with coast quote /kwōt or formerly kōt/ (Shakespeare coat, coate or cote) transitive verb- To cite as evidence, authority, illustration or example
- To give the actual words of
- Orig to divide into chapters, verses, etc, number the chapters of, or mark with references (obsolete)
- To give the current price of, esp to state the market price of (shares, etc) on the Stock Exchange list
- To enclose within quotation marks
- To examine, scrutinize (Shakespeare)
- To record, note, set down, mention, in writing or mentally (obsolete)
- To set down in the prompter's book as due to be called (theatre)
intransitive verb- To give the actual words, used as an interjection to indicate that what follows immediately is a quotation
- To give a statement of price and terms (commerce)
noun (informal)- A quotation
- A quotation mark
ORIGIN: LL quotāre to divide into chapters and verses, from L quotus of what number, from quot how many quōˈtable adjective - Lending itself, herself or himself to quotation
- Fit to quote
quōˈtableness or quōtabilˈity noun quōˈtably adverb quōtāˈtion noun - The act of quoting
- Something that is quoted
- A short passage of music, written or played, extracted from a longer piece
- A statement of price and terms submitted to a prospective purchaser (commerce)
- The current price of shares, etc on the Stock Exchange list
- Registration of a company, etc with the Stock Exchange so that shares may be listed
- A quadrat for filling blanks in type (orig those between marginal references)
quōtāˈtious adjective Given to quoting quōˈtative adjective - Quotatious
- Indicating or consisting of a quotation
quōˈter noun quōteˈworthy adjective quotation mark noun Either of the marks (printing and informal quotes) used to note the beginning and end of a quotation (see also inverted commas under comma) quoted company noun One whose shares are quoted on the Stock Exchange |