coss
/kɒs/
coss noun: a measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles. Also the alternative form of khass.
Noun (1)
coss (plural cosses or coss)
- A measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.
- […] the distances (computed by marching-time as well as by reference to the Népálese kós of 2⅓ miles each) […]1857, Brian Houghton Hodgson, Selections from the Records of the Government of Bengal, No. XXVII: Papers Relative to the Colonization, Commerce, Physical Geography, &c., &c., of the Himalaya...
- A full half koss from bank to bank is the stream now – you can see it under the stars – and there are ten feet of water therein.1888, Rudyard Kipling, 'In Flood Time', In Black and White, Folio Society, published 2005, pages 410–11
Noun (2) capitalized: COSS
COSS (uncountable)
- Initialism of commercial open-source software.
Also used as
coss is also the alternative form of khass.
Forms of coss
| plural | cosses |
|---|---|
| plural | coss |
| alternative form | cos |
| alternative form | kos |
| alternative form | kós |
| alternative form | koss |
Origin of coss
Borrowed from Hindustani کوس / कोस (kos). Doublet of krosa.
Words that rhyme with coss
Questions about coss
- What does coss mean?
- Coss means a measure of distance, varying from one and a quarter to two and a half English miles.
- What part of speech is coss?
- Coss is a noun.
- How do you pronounce coss?
- Coss is pronounced /kɒs/.
- What is the plural of coss?
- The plural of coss is cosses.
Words near coss in the dictionary
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