coucher

American  

[koo-cher, kou-] / ˈku tʃər, ˈkaʊ- /

noun

Papermaking.

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

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Etymology

Origin of coucher

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

Example Sentences

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

Elles passaient pour �tre, � partir du coucher du soleil, le lieu de promenade favori d’une ‘dame’ que l’on d�signait sous le nom de Groac’h Lanascol,—la ‘Fe� de Lanascol’.

From The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries by Wentz, W. Y. Evans

My chambre à coucher, dressing-room, and boudoir, are spacious, and beautifully decorated.

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

I was told by the upholsterer, that he had pledged himself to milord that miladi was not to see her chambre à coucher, or dressing-room, until they were furnished.

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

Il retourne au travail pour six heures; d�ne sans se presser; fume une heure apr�s le d�ner, jouant encore avec ses enfants; et avant de se coucher il travaille encore quatre heures.

From The Intellectual Life by Hamerton, Philip Gilbert