couching

[ kou-ching ]

noun
  1. the act of a person or thing that couches.

  2. a method of embroidering in which a thread, often heavy, laid upon the surface of the material, is caught down at intervals by stitches taken with another thread through the material.

  1. work so made.

Origin of couching

1
Middle English word dating back to 1325–75; see origin at couch, -ing1

Words Nearby couching

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How to use couching in a sentence

  • There we laid the beauty across the feet of the princess, her fore-paws outstretched, and her head couching between them.

    Lilith | George MacDonald
  • He sat there until the couching sun brought long, thin shadows and a false promise of coolness.

    Back Home | Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for couching

couching

/ (ˈkaʊtʃɪŋ) /


noun
    • a method of embroidery in which the thread is caught down at intervals by another thread passed through the material from beneath

    • a pattern or work done by this method

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