couteau

[ koo-toh ]

noun

, plural cou·teaux [koo-, tohz, koo-, toh].

1. a knife, especially a large double-edged one formerly carried as a weapon.

couteau

/ kuːˈtəʊ /

noun

1. a large two-edged knife used formerly as a weapon

Word History and Origins

Origin of couteau¹

1670–80; < French; Old French coutel < Latin cultellus; cultellus

Word History and Origins

Origin of couteau¹

C17: from Old French coutel, from Latin cultellus a little knife, from culter knife, ploughshare

Example Sentences

This was crossed by another shoulder belt, to which was hung a hunting knife, or couteau de chasse.

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The so called "Roman swords" are "anelaces," and a couteau de chasse of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

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A couteau de chasse was thrust in his leathern belt, and a magnificent mountain-dog walked leisurely at his side.

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Master and men had a sort of fancy costume, which allowed them to wear a couteau-de-chasse.

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A curiously-formed ridge—a couteau des prairies, on a small scale—traversed the plain from east to west.

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