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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
“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

/ kəʊt /

noun

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

      dovecote

  1. 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
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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
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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
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Example Sentences

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

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

Tapanes claimed that before the shooting Cote was being confrontational.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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