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coucher

American  
[koo-cher, kou-] / ˈku tʃər, ˈkaʊ- /

noun

Papermaking.
  1. the worker who transfers sheets of wet pulp to the couch.


Etymology

Origin of coucher

First recorded in 1745–55; couch + -er 1

Example Sentences

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"Le 5 Avril, 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte signa son abdication sur cette table dans le cabinet de travail du Roi, le deuxieme après la chambre à coucher à Fontainebleau."

From Royal Palaces and Parks of France by McManus, Blanche

C'est l� que j'allois coucher quand je visitois le Brezon et les montagnes voisines.

From Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) by Hutton, James

Nous disons même un chemin pénible, un ciel triste, un coucher de soleil superbe.

From Essays in Radical Empiricism by James, William

At length, the secret is out, the doors of my chambre à coucher and dressing-room are opened, and I am delighted with both.

From The Idler in France by Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of

"Je viens de là découverte, et je vais me coucher."

From The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 by Cooper, James Fenimore