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cote

1

[ koht ]

noun

  1. a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
  2. British Dialect. a cottage; small house.


cote

2

[ koht ]

verb (used with object)

, Obsolete.
, cot·ed, cot·ing.
  1. to pass by; outstrip; surpass.

côte

3

[ koht ]

noun

, French.
, plural côtes [koht].
  1. a slope or hillside with vineyards.

cote

1

/ kəʊt /

verb

  1. archaic.
    tr to pass by, outstrip, or surpass
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


cote

2

/ kəʊt /

noun

    1. a small shelter for pigeons, sheep, etc
    2. ( in combination )

      dovecote

  1. dialect.
    a small cottage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cote1

before 1050; Middle English, Old English cote (feminine; cot 2 )

Origin of cote2

First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cote1

C16: perhaps from Old French costoier to run alongside, from coste side; see coast

Origin of cote2

Old English cote; related to Low German Kote; see cot ²
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Example Sentences

An old standby: Guigal is a celebrated producer in the Rhone Valley, and its white cotes du rhone is reliably seductive, flowery and rich.

In New York, the cote de porc a la “shake & bake” at the new Bistro Pierre Lapin weighs in at about a pound of refined nostalgia.

The chimney pots on the roofs...and on some, the shadowing looming of pigeon cotes...sometimes, faintly heard, the sleepy cooing of pigeons...the twin spires of the Church, remotely brooding over the dark tenements ….

On the exterior, about the only indication of any religious function was a small bell cote at the parapet.

She appeared overhead, prepared to take another swipe at the cote.

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