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.

coted, coting 

1. to pass by; outstrip; surpass.

côte

³

[koht]

noun

French.

plural

côtes 

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

An old standby: Guigal is a celebrated producer in the Rhone Valley, and its white cotes du rhone is reliably seductive, flowery and rich.

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In New York, the cote de porc a la “shake & bake” at the new Bistro Pierre Lapin weighs in at about a pound of refined nostalgia.

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The chimney pots on the roofs...and on some, the shadowing looming of pigeon cotes...sometimes, faintly heard, the sleepy cooing of pigeons...the twin spires of the Church, remotely brooding over the dark tenements ….

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

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She appeared overhead, prepared to take another swipe at the cote.

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Related Words

• box 
• corner 
• counter 
• cubicle 
• hut 
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