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goutte

/ɡuːt/

goutte noun: a charge in the form of a teardrop shape, originally with wavy sides, but now often with straight sides.

Noun

goutte (plural gouttes)

  1. A charge in the form of a teardrop shape, originally with wavy sides, but now often with straight sides.
    • Per fesse nebuly chequy azure and or, each of the last charged with a goutte of the first, and sable, in base five estoiles, four and one of the second, all within a bordure argent, charged with eight crosses couped gules.1915, Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, The Book of Public Arms: A Complete Encyclopædia of All Royal, Territorial, Municipal, Corporate, Official, and Impersonal Arms, London : T.C. & E.C. Jack, page 832

Forms of goutte

pluralgouttes

Origin of goutte

From Middle English goute, from Old French goutte, goute, gote, from Latin gutta (“drop”). Doublet of gout and gutta.

Words that rhyme with goutte

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Questions about goutte

What does goutte mean?
Goutte means a charge in the form of a teardrop shape, originally with wavy sides, but now often with straight sides.
What part of speech is goutte?
Goutte is a noun.
How do you pronounce goutte?
Goutte is pronounced /ɡuːt/.
What is the plural of goutte?
The plural of goutte is gouttes.

Words near goutte in the dictionary

  1. gouting
  2. goutish
  3. Goutières
  4. goutless
  5. gouts
  6. goutte
  7. gouttes
  8. goutty
  9. goutté
  10. gouttée
  11. goutweed

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