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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cot1 /kɑt/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Furniturea light portable bed, esp. one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Furniture, British TermsBrit. a child's crib.
cot, an abbreviation of:- Mathematicscotangent.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cot1 (kot),USA pronunciation n. - Furniturea light portable bed, esp. one of canvas on a folding frame.
- Furniture, British Terms[Brit.]a child's crib.
- Furniturea light bedstead.
- [Naut.]a hammocklike bed stiffened by a suspended frame.
- Sanskrit khaṭvā; akin to Tamil kattil bedstead
- Prakrit khaṭṭā
- Hindi khāṭ
- 1625–35
cot2 (kot),USA pronunciation n. - a small house;
cottage; hut. - a small place of shelter.
- a sheath or protective covering, as for an injured finger or toe.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English cot (neuter; compare cote1); cognate with Old Norse kot hut; akin to cubby, cove1
cot, [Trig.]- Mathematicscotangent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cot /kɒt/ n - a child's boxlike bed, usually incorporating vertical bars
- a collapsible or portable bed
- a light bedstead
- a hammock-like bed with a stiff frame
Etymology: 17th Century: from Hindi khāt bedstead, from Sanskrit khátvā, of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil kattil bedstead cot /kɒt/ n - literary or archaic a small cottage
- Also called: cote a small shelter, esp one for pigeons, sheep, etc
- (in combination): dovecot
Etymology: Old English cot; related to Old Norse kot little hut, Middle Low German cot cot /kɒt/ abbreviation for - cotangent
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cote1 (kōt),USA pronunciation n. - a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
- British Termsa cottage;
small house.
- bef. 1050; Middle English, Old English cote (feminine; compare cot2)
cote2 (kōt),USA pronunciation v.t., cot•ed, cot•ing. [Obs.]- to pass by;
outstrip; surpass.
- origin, originally uncertain 1565–75
côte (kōt),USA pronunciation n., pl. côtes (kōt).USA pronunciation [French.]- Wine, Foreign Termsa slope or hillside with vineyards.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cote /kəʊt/, cot n - a small shelter for pigeons, sheep, etc
- (in combination): dovecote
Etymology: Old English cote; related to Low German Kote; see cot² |