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couped

/kuːpt/

couped adjective: cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased (used especially for the head or limb of an animal). Also the simple past and past participle of coup.

couped: cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased (used especially for the head or limb of an animal)
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Adjective

couped (not comparable)

  1. Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased (used especially for the head or limb of an animal).

Also used as

couped is also the simple past and past participle of coup.

Origin of couped

See French couper (“to cut”).

Questions about couped

What does couped mean?
Couped means cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased (used especially for the head or limb of an animal).
What part of speech is couped?
Couped is an adjective.
How do you pronounce couped?
Couped is pronounced /kuːpt/.

Words near couped in the dictionary

  1. coupe
  2. coupe utilities
  3. coupe utility
  4. coupe-gorge
  5. coupe-gorges
  6. couped
  7. coupee
  8. coupees
  9. coupelike
  10. couper
  11. Couperinesque

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