couteau

American  

[koo-toh] / kuˈtoʊ /

noun

couteaux plural

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

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couteau British  

/ kuːˈtəʊ /

noun

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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• couteaux
  plural

Etymology

Origin of couteau

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

Example Sentences

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

From Quentin Durward by Scott, Walter, Sir

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

From Notes and Queries, Number 42, August 17, 1850 by Various

"And is he as ready with the gun as with the couteau?" said Sir William.

From The Bride of Lammermoor by Scott, Walter, Sir

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

From A Night on the Borders of the Black Forest by Edwards, Amelia Ann Blanford

You wear a couteau de chasse—so do I. Destiny condemns the Visconte de Charrebourg to calamity, but not to insult.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various