Definition of couch

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Couch (v. t.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract..

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Coucher :: Coucher (n.) One who couches.
Couching :: Couching (n.) The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract.
Upholster :: Upholster (v. t.) To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to upholster a couch; to upholster a room with curtains..
Couche :: Couche (v. t.) Not erect; inclined; -- said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon..
Couch :: Couch (v. i.) To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch..
Rest :: Rest (n.) To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch..
Coucher :: Coucher (n.) One who couches paper.
Coucher :: Coucher (n.) The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts.
Forceps :: Forceps (n.) A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc..
Serve :: Serve (v. t.) To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa serves one for a seat and a couch..
Press :: Press (v.) To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on which we repose; we press substances with the hands, fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd..
Couched :: Couched (a.) Same as Couch/.
Accoucheuse :: Accoucheuse (n.) A midwife.
Obstetrician :: Obstetrician (n.) One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase; -- used with in and under.
Quitch Grass :: Quitch grass () A perennial grass (Agropyrum repens) having long running rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously, and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called couch grass, quick grass, quick grass, twitch grass. See Illustration in Appendix..
Lectica :: Lectica (n.) A kind of litter or portable couch.
Depression :: Depression (n.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8..
Acouchy :: Acouchy (n.) A small species of agouti (Dasyprocta acouchy).
Repose :: Repose (v.) To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose; to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a couch..
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