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couple-close

American

[kuhp-uhl-klohs] / ˈkʌp əlˈkloʊs /

noun

Heraldry. a narrow chevron, one-quarter the usual breadth.
Carpentry. couple.

Etymology

Origin of couple-close

First recorded in 1565–75

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couple-close

And the couple-close, which is half the chevronel.

From The Manual of Heraldry; Fifth Edition Being a Concise Description of the Several Terms Used, and Containing a Dictionary of Every Designation in the Science by Anonymous

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