couching

[kou-ching]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that couches.

2. a method of embroidering in which a thread, often heavy, laid upon the surface of the material, is caught down at intervals by stitches taken with another thread through the material.

3. work so made.

couching

/ ˈkaʊtʃɪŋ /

noun

1. 1. a method of embroidery in which the thread is caught down at intervals by another thread passed through the material from beneath

   2. a pattern or work done by this method

Word History and Origins

Origin of couching¹

Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; couch, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“We got here because the president of the United States is one of the most unpopular presidents in U.S. history,” Newsom said, couching the California effort as defensive rather than offensive.

From Los Angeles Times

The cheers were an outgrowth of the party’s efforts to reclaim the rhetoric of patriotism, couching its mix of economic and reproductive rights promises as a “freedom” agenda.

From Los Angeles Times

Some try to be covert – couching their policies under the guise of ‘parental rights’ or ‘protecting women.’

From Salon

Mr. Trump and his Republican allies in Congress have been pushing their own form of fiscal discipline, couching ending aid to Ukraine and other domestic spending cuts as deficit reduction.

From New York Times

Organizations have recognized that couching fears in imaginative play is productive.

From Scientific American