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 /

noun

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

      dovecote

2. dialect.
   a small cottage

cote

²

/ kəʊt /

verb

1. archaic.
   tr to pass by, outstrip, or surpass

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

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

Origin of cote²

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

Example Sentences

Hard-caught game gets something feral and gnarled—Côte-Rôtie or a leathery Hermitage.

From The Daily Beast

It all began Wednesday morning 3:20 a.m. local time in the quiet residential Côte Pavée neighborhood of Toulouse.

From The Daily Beast

Another hill on the opposite side of the river produces the wine called the côte rotie.

From Project Gutenberg

The heavy German battery lay snugly hidden in a wood on the rolling heights of the Côte Lorraine.

From Project Gutenberg

Along the roadside through the Côte Lorraine were here and there graves with rude crosses and penciled inscriptions.

From Project Gutenberg

Even on Côte Gelée the housewife has persuaded le vieux to lay aside his gun, and the early potatoes are already planted.

From Project Gutenberg

They would find a world of things to say of the rugged fairyland of Auvergne or the swooning loveliness of the Côte d'Azur.

From Project Gutenberg

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