Definition of couch

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Couch (v. i.) To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.

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Valance :: Valance (n.) Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like, especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the bed to the floor..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying..
Bed :: Bed (n.) An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which it is placed (as, a feather bed), or this with the bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of hay, straw, leaves, or twigs..
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..
Couching :: Couching (n.) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through..
Couchless :: Couchless (a.) Having no couch or bed.
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase; -- used with in and under.
Couche :: Couche (v. t.) Lying on its side; thus, a chevron couche is one which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has its apex on the opposite side, or at the fess point..
Recline :: Recline (v. i.) To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract..
Levant :: Levant (a.) Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant..
Obstetrician :: Obstetrician (n.) One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.
Couchant :: Couchant (v. t.) Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast..
Counter-couchant :: Counter-couchant (a.) Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms..
Hammock :: Hammock (n.) A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends..
Couchee :: Couchee (v. t.) A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince..
Dormant :: Dormant (a.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant..
Divan :: Divan (n.) A cushioned seat, or a large, low sofa or couch; especially, one fixed to its place, and not movable..
Couch Grass :: Couch grass () See Quitch grass.
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