coupé
[koo-pey or for 1, 5, koop]
- a short, four-wheeled, closed carriage, usually with a single seat for two passengers and an outside seat for the driver.
- the end compartment in a European diligence or railroad car.
- Ballet. an intermediary step to transfer the weight from one foot to the other.
- (in Continental heraldry) party per fess.
- coupe1(def 1).
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Also coupe (for defs 1–3).
Origin of coupé
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coupé
- Also called: fixed-head coupé a four-seater car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, and usually two doorsCompare drophead coupé
- a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats inside and one outside for the driver
- an end compartment in a European railway carriage with seats on one side only
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Word Origin for coupé
C19: from French, short for carosse coupé, literally: cut-off carriage, from couper to cut, from coup blow, stroke
coupe
- a dessert of fruit and ice cream, usually served in a glass goblet
- a dish or stemmed glass bowl designed for this dessert
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Word Origin for coupe
C19: from French: goblet, cup
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Word Origin and History for coupé
coupe
1834, from French coupe (18c.), noun use of past participle of couper "to cut (in half);" see coup. Modern use is from early 19c. carrosse coupe "cut-off carriage," a shorter version of the berlin, minus the back seat. First applied to closed two-door automobiles 1908.
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