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coque

coque noun: a small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc.

Noun

coque (plural coques)

  1. A small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc.
  2. (obsolete) Synonym of coccus.
    • Fig. 22. One of the coques cut transversely; seeds parietal, very numerous, small, spread all over the internal surface of the coque.1821, Samuel Frederick Gray, A natural arrangement of British Plants, page 262
    Synonyms:
    coccus

Synonyms of coque

Forms of coque

pluralcoques

Origin of coque

From French coque (literally “shell”). Doublet of coco.

Questions about coque

What does coque mean?
Coque means a small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc.
What part of speech is coque?
Coque is a noun.
What is the plural of coque?
The plural of coque is coques.

Words near coque in the dictionary

  1. coquandite
  2. coquasitriangular
  3. coquaternion
  4. coquaternionic
  5. coquaternions
  6. coque
  7. coquecigrue
  8. coquecigrues
  9. coquel
  10. coquelicot
  11. coquelicots

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