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

cote

²

/ kəʊt /

noun

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

      dovecote

2. dialect.
   a small cottage

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

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

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.

From Washington Post

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.

From Washington Post

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 ….

From Literature

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

From New York Times

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

From Literature

Related Words

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