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  • cote
    cote
    noun
    a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.
  • côte
    côte
    noun
    a slope or hillside with vineyards.
Synonyms

cote

1 American  
[koht] / koʊt /

noun

  1. a shelter, coop, or small shed for sheep, pigs, pigeons, etc.

  2. British Dialect. a cottage; small house.

cote 2 American  
[koht] / koʊt /

verb (used with object)

Obsolete.
coted, coting

  1. to pass by; outstrip; surpass.

côte 3 American  
[koht] / koʊt /

noun

French.

plural

côtes

  1. a slope or hillside with vineyards.

cote 1 British  
/ kəʊt /

noun

    1. a small shelter for pigeons, sheep, etc

    2. ( in combination )

      dovecote

  2. dialect a small cottage

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
cote 2 British  
/ kəʊt /

verb

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cote1

before 1050; Middle English, Old English cote (feminine; cf. cot 2)

Origin of cote2

First recorded in 1565–75; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2016

Froome, who crashed on stage six, struggled on the final day and was dropped by Contador on the category 1 climb up to cote de Montagny.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2014

With beauty in his heart he also built a dove cote by the woodshed.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jacob Justin Keifer got his start in pigeon breeding at 13, when he invested savings of $5 on two pigeons of which one was a "coaxer"�handsome cock capable of attracting stray females to his cote.

From Time Magazine Archive

They would fly around the countryside for a day or two, then return to the cote.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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