Definition of couch

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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..

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Triclinium :: Triclinium (n.) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.
Coucher :: Coucher (n.) The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts.
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To arrange; to place; to inlay.
Counter-couchant :: Counter-couchant (a.) Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a coat of arms..
Couchee :: Couchee (v. t.) A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To lay upon a bed or other resting place.
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc..
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..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.
Rest :: Rest (n.) To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a couch..
Couch :: Couch (v. t.) To conceal; to include or involve darkly.
Arest :: Arest (n.) A support for the spear when couched for the attack.
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..
Accoucheur :: Accoucheur (n.) A man who assists women in childbirth; a man midwife; an obstetrician.
Lodged :: Lodged (a.) Lying down; -- used of beasts of the chase, as couchant is of beasts of prey..
Dormant :: Dormant (a.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; -- distinguished from couchant..
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..
Squab :: Squab (n.) A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa..
Lair :: Lair (n.) A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or couch of a wild beast..
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