couter

/ˈku.tə/US/ˈku.tɚ/

couter noun: a piece of armor which covers the elbow.

Noun (1)

couter (plural couters)

(historical) A piece of armor which covers the elbow.
- Helmets should be started in 10 or 12 gauge, couters and knees in 14 gauge.2000, Brian Price, Techniques of Medieval Armour Reproduction: The 14th Century, →ISBN
- Full rerebraces enclosed the entire upper arm, with a hinge to allow them to be opened and straps and buckles to fasten them shut. Below the rerebrace was the elbow piece called a couter. The couter was small and conical, often shaped to a point, with a wing on the outer side as on the poleine, and...2009, Jeffrey L. Forgeng, Will McLean, Daily Life in Chaucer's England, →ISBN, page 169

couter (plural couters)

கலப்பைக் கத்தி, கொழு

From Middle English couter, said to be from an Anglo-French variant couter, cuter of continental French coudière, from coute (“elbow”).

Perhaps from "Danubian-Gipsy cuta, gold coin", compare Romani kotor (“piece, fragment”), reportedly used for a guinea.

What does couter mean?: Couter means a piece of armor which covers the elbow.
What is couter in Tamil?: Couter in Tamil is கலப்பைக் கத்தி, கொழு. See Couter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is couter?: Couter is a noun.
How do you pronounce couter?: Couter is pronounced /ˈku.tə/ (UK).
What is the plural of couter?: The plural of couter is couters.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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