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couching

American  
[kou-ching] / ˈkaʊ tʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that couches.

  2. a method of embroidering in which a thread, often heavy, laid upon the surface of the material, is caught down at intervals by stitches taken with another thread through the material.

  3. work so made.

couching British  
/ ˈkaʊtʃɪŋ /

noun

    1. a method of embroidery in which the thread is caught down at intervals by another thread passed through the material from beneath

    2. a pattern or work done by this method

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Etymology

Origin of couching

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; couch, -ing 1

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