découpléadj.
Heraldry.
(See quots.)
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1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Decouple, in Heraldry, the same as Uncoupled, i. e. parted, or sever'd; Thus, a Chevron Decouple, is a Chevron wanting so much towards the Point, that the two Ends stand at a Distance from each other.
1830 in T. Robson Brit. Herald
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