couteau

American  

[koo-toh] / kuˈtoʊ /

noun

couteaux plural

1. a knife, especially a large double-edged one formerly carried as a weapon.

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couteau British  

/ kuːˈtəʊ /

noun

1. a large two-edged knife used formerly as a weapon

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• couteaux
  plural

Etymology

Origin of couteau

1670–80; < French; Old French coutel < Latin cultellus; see cultellus

Example Sentences

But the cab continued rolling on, and for a long while neither Mathieu nor La Couteau spoke again.

From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

The Prairie la Crosse, the Prairie du Chien, and the Couteau des Prairies on the Mississippi, with the prairies on the Missouri, all have some points of attraction.

From History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians by Summers, Thomas O. (Thomas Osmond)

Oh! how happy I am to see you, Madame Couteau!

From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

La Couteau thus emphasized her statements on seeing that the lady's suffering increased.

From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred

And so," said La Couteau, turning to Madame Bourdieu, "I shall have only the other lady's child to take back with me.

From Fruitfulness by Vizetelly, Ernest Alfred