couvert
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of couvert
C18: from French
Example Sentences
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Arrived at the table, he found his couvert to consist of a napkin, plate, silver goblet, fork and spoon, being expected to supply his own knife.
From Old Quebec The Fortress of New France by Claude Glennon Bryan
This morning there was a scene at the petit couvert.
From Orrain A Romance by S. Levett-Yeats
A droller mélange could not be imagined than presented itself in the panoramic procession; and long before the grand couvert was over, I thought it much the most amusing part of the scene.
From Recollections of Europe by James Fenimore Cooper
Next came a couvert pliant, containing knife, fork, and spoon; and, lest I should be guilty of selfishness, I ordered a duplicate for the man who would look after the mule.
From The Princess Passes by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Only, at a farther table, a couvert for one person, set by itself, remained still untouched.
From The Marriage of William Ashe by Mrs. Humphry Ward
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