couter

[ koo-ter ]

noun

, Armor.

1. a piece of plate armor for the elbow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of couter¹

1325–75; Middle English < Anglo-French, equivalent to Old French coute elbow (< Latin cubitum; cubit ) + Anglo-French -er -er ²

Example Sentences

We thank C. Couter for technical assistance; S. Edwards, J. Ramos, and T. Sherpa for assistance with gnotobiotic mice; R. Bronson for review of histology; J. McCoy for editorial assistance; and members of the Kasper laboratory for discussions.

From Nature

What would occur if a stray round struck any other portion of her body is not something that the movie chooses to explore, but it’s worth noting that Diana decides not to supplement her vambrace with a couter, the piece of metal with which, as any sensible warrior knows, you cup and cover your elbow.

From The New Yorker

N�anmoins, si l'on parvient � ne pas �couter son mauvais sermon, on se sent �mu par les divers objets dont il est entour�.

From Project Gutenberg

The modern Andaluz is content de s'�couter vivre, while the ancient chivalry of his race and his land's romantic history is evidenced by crumbling castle on each towering height; by the palace-fortresses and magnificent ecclesiastical fabrics of the middle ages: while the abandoned aqueducts, disused highways and broken bridges of the Roman period, attest a bygone energy.

From Project Gutenberg

Bien �couter c'est presque r�pondre, says Marivaux justly of social circles; but I extend it to round Councillor-tables and Cabinet-tables, where reports are made, and the Prince listens.

From Project Gutenberg