Definition of couch

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Couch (v. i.) To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch..

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Couchee :: Couchee (v. t.) A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince..
Couchancy :: Couchancy (n.) State of lying down for repose.
Couche :: Couche (v. t.) Not erect; inclined; -- said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon..
Bedfellow :: Bedfellow (n.) One who lies with another in the same bed; a person who shares one's couch.
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..
Lectica :: Lectica (n.) A kind of litter or portable couch.
Arest :: Arest (n.) A support for the spear when couched for the attack.
Divan :: Divan (n.) A cushioned seat, or a large, low sofa or couch; especially, one fixed to its place, and not movable..
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..
Depression :: Depression (n.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See Couch, v. t., 8..
Lodged :: Lodged (a.) Lying down; -- used of beasts of the chase, as couchant is of beasts of prey..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To lay upon a bed or other resting place.
Dormant :: Dormant (a.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant..
Counter-couchant :: Counter-couchant (a.) Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms..
Recline :: Recline (v. i.) To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to recline on a couch..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying..
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..
Levant :: Levant (a.) Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See Couchant and levant, under Couchant..
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