cot

¹

[ kot ]

noun

1. a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
2. British. a child's crib.
3. a light bedstead.
4. Nautical. a hammocklike bed stiffened by a suspended frame.

cot

²

[ kot ]

noun

1. a small house; cottage; hut.
2. a small place of shelter.
3. a sheath or protective covering, as for an injured finger or toe.

cot

³

abbreviation for

, Trigonometry.

1. cotangent.

cot

¹

/ kɒt /

noun

1. literary.
   a small cottage
2. Also calledcote
   1. a small shelter, esp one for pigeons, sheep, etc
   2. ( in combination )

      dovecot

3. another name for fingerstall

cot

²

/ kɒt /

noun

1. a child's boxlike bed, usually incorporating vertical bars
2. a collapsible or portable bed
3. a light bedstead
4. nautical a hammock-like bed with a stiff frame

cot

³

/ kɒt /

verb

1. dialect.
   to entangle or become entangled

cot

⁴

/ kɒt /

abbreviation for

1. cotangent

cot

1. Abbreviation of cotangent

Word History and Origins

Origin of cot¹

1625–35; < Hindi khāṭ < Prakrit khaṭṭā < Sanskrit khaṭvā; akin to Tamil kattil bedstead

Origin of cot²

before 900; Middle English, Old English cot (neuter; cote ¹ ); cognate with Old Norse kot hut; akin to cubby, cove ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of cot¹

Old English cot; related to Old Norse kot little hut, Middle Low German cot

Origin of cot²

C17: from Hindi khāt bedstead, from Sanskrit khátvā, of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil kattil bedstead

Example Sentences

Inspired by designers like John Alexander Skelton and Paul Harnden, OFN treats even the most unassuming blue striped button-up — made from an upcycled vintage cot cover, no less — with the utmost consideration, transformed by their hands into a wearable artifact.

From Los Angeles Times

Steven was four months old when he died in his cot.

From BBC

Further bruising was seen on Charlie over the following months by family and friends, and at the end of August 2023 Ms Roberts installed a spy camera overlooking her son's cot but took no further action, the court heard.

From BBC

The neonatal nurse was then said to have stood over her cot, "doing nothing".

From BBC

Just six months after she was born Shamiam Arif suffered 70% burns to her face, hands and body when a candle fell into her cot at her family's home in Kashmir.

From BBC

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