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Look up: couch

  1. couch
    [n] - a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer 2. [n] - a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. couch
    a roll after which the wet web leaves the wire Category: Various industries and crafts • a pair of rolls on or after which the wet web leaves the Fourdrinier wire part Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. couch
    A 17thC development of the day bed with a long, upholstered seat and a back and headrest at one end. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the term became more or less synonymous with settee.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/visitor-contrib

  4. Couch
    Couch (kouch) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Couched (koucht); present participle & verbal noun Couching .] [ French coucher to lay down, lie down, Old French colc...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/170

  5. Couch
    Couch intransitive verb 1. To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie. « Where souls do couch on flowers, we 'll hand in hand. Shak. » « If I court moe women, you 'll couch...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/170

  6. Couch
    Couch noun [ French couche , Old French colche , culche , from colchier . See Couch , transitive verb ] 1. A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lou...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/170

  7. Couch
    • (v. t.) To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed. • (v. t.) To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun. • (v. i.) To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch. • (v. t.) To transfer (as sheets of partly drie...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. couch
    in modern usage a sofa or settee, but in the 17th and 18th centuries a long, upholstered seat for reclining, one end sloping and high enough to ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/149

  9. couch
    • an upholstered seat for more than one person
    • a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer
    • a narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment

    Found on

  10. couch
    A 17thC development of the day bed with a long, upholstered seat and a back and headrest at one end. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, the term became more or less synonymous with settee.
    Found on http://www.antique-marks.com/antique-ter

  11. Couch
    After barley has been soaked in water in the steep to make it germinate it is put into a second tank, the couch, to dry. This stops further growth.
    Found on http://www.clanmacdougall.net/scotch1.ht

  12. Couch
    A tank in which wet barley is taken to dry.
    Found on http://www.whiskiesofscotland.com/glossa

  13. Couch
    A `couch`, also called a `sofa`, is an item of furniture designed to seat more than one person and providing support for the back and arms. Typically, it will have an armrest on either side. In homes couches are normally found in the family room, living room, den or the lounge. They consist of a woo...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Couch



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