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

At this point, the early days of Season 3, Cote (Ziva) was a rookie herself.

From The Daily Beast

We were told to really have fun with it, they wanted a sexy thing happening, and Cote delivered.

From The Daily Beast

Tapanes claimed that before the shooting Cote was being confrontational.

From The Daily Beast

Tapanes opened the door and shot Cote once in the chest with a shotgun.

From The Daily Beast

Tapanes then shot Cote at point-blank range in the stomach, killing the teenager.

From The Daily Beast

And really, the little dove-cote, as Mrs. Prentice had called their new home, was a veritable love of a place!

From Project Gutenberg

When the war began, there stood on Cote Joyeuse an imposing mansion of red brick, shaped like the Pantheon.

From Project Gutenberg

La Petite had determined upon trying to fit herself to the strange, narrow existence which she knew awaited her at Cote Joyeuse.

From Project Gutenberg

Little more than a year later the transformation which the old Valmet place had undergone was the talk and wonder of Cote Joyeuse.

From Project Gutenberg

He found a sheep-cote on the side of the mountain and lay down and slept between sheep.

From Project Gutenberg

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