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COUCH, v.i. 1. To lie down, as on a bed or place of repose.2. To lie down on the knees; to stop and recline on the knees, as a beast.Fierce tigers couched around.3. To lie down in secret or in ambush; to lie close and concealed.The earl of Angus couched in a furrow.Judah couched as a lion. Genesis 44.4. To lie; to lie in a bed or stratum.Blessed of the Lord be his land-for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath. Deuteronomy. 33. 5. To stoop; to bend the body or back; to lower in reverence, or to bend under labor, pain, or a burden.Issachar is a strong ass, couching down between two burdens. Genesis 44.These couchings, and these lowly courtesies.COUCH, v.t. 1. To lay down; to repose on a bed or place of rest.Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain, doth couch his limbs.2. To lay down; to spread on a bed or floor; as, to couch malt.3. To lay close, or in a stratum.The waters couch themselves, as close as may be, to the center of the globe.4. To hide; to lay close, or in another body.It is in use at this day, to couch vessels in walls, to gather the wind from the top, and pass it down in spouts into rooms.5. To include secretly; to hide; or to express in obscure terms, that imply what is to be understood; with under.All this, and more, lies couched under this allegory.Hence, 6. To involve; to include; to comprise; to comprehend or express.This great argument for a future state, which St. Paul hath couched int he words read.7. To lie close.8. To fix a spear in the rest, in the posture of attack.They couched their spears.9. To depress the condensed crystaline humor or film that overspreads the pupil of the eye. To remove a catarct, by entering a needle through the coats of the eye, and pushing the lens to the bottom of the vitreous humor, and then downwards and outwards, so as to leave it in the under and outside of the eye. The true phrase is, to couch a cataract; but we say, to couch they eye, or the patient.COUCH, n. 1. A bed; a place for rest or sleep.2. A seat of repose; a place for rest and ease, on which it is common to lie down undressed.3. A layer of stratum; as a couch of malt.4. In painting, a lay or impression of color, in oil or water, covering the canvas, wall, or other matter to be painted.5. Any lay, or impression, used to make a thing firm or consistent, or to screen it from the weather.6. A covering of gold or silver leaf, laid on any substance to be gilded or silvered.
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COUCH, v.i. 1. To lie down, as on a bed or place of repose.2. To lie down on the knees; to stop and recline on the knees, as a beast.Fierce tigers couched around.3. To lie down in secret or in ambush; to lie close and concealed.The earl of Angus couched in a furrow.Judah couched as a lion. Genesis 44.4. To lie; to lie in a bed or stratum.Blessed of the Lord be his land-for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath. Deuteronomy. 33. 5. To stoop; to bend the body or back; to lower in reverence, or to bend under labor, pain, or a burden.Issachar is a strong ass, couching down between two burdens. Genesis 44.These couchings, and these lowly courtesies.COUCH, v.t. 1. To lay down; to repose on a bed or place of rest.Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain, doth couch his limbs.2. To lay down; to spread on a bed or floor; as, to couch malt.3. To lay close, or in a stratum.The waters couch themselves, as close as may be, to the center of the globe.4. To hide; to lay close, or in another body.It is in use at this day, to couch vessels in walls, to gather the wind from the top, and pass it down in spouts into rooms.5. To include secretly; to hide; or to express in obscure terms, that imply what is to be understood; with under.All this, and more, lies couched under this allegory.Hence, 6. To involve; to include; to comprise; to comprehend or express.This great argument for a future state, which St. Paul hath couched int he words read.7. To lie close.8. To fix a spear in the rest, in the posture of attack.They couched their spears.9. To depress the condensed crystaline humor or film that overspreads the pupil of the eye. To remove a catarct, by entering a needle through the coats of the eye, and pushing the lens to the bottom of the vitreous humor, and then downwards and outwards, so as to leave it in the under and outside of the eye. The true phrase is, to couch a cataract; but we say, to couch they eye, or the patient.COUCH, n. 1. A bed; a place for rest or sleep.2. A seat of repose; a place for rest and ease, on which it is common to lie down undressed.3. A layer of stratum; as a couch of malt.4. In painting, a lay or impression of color, in oil or water, covering the canvas, wall, or other matter to be painted.5. Any lay, or impression, used to make a thing firm or consistent, or to screen it from the weather.6. A covering of gold or silver leaf, laid on any substance to be gilded or silvered. | COUCH, v.i. [Fr. couche, a bed; coucher, to lay down; Norm. couche, a couch, and laid double; Sp. gacho, bent down, slouching; agacharse, to stoop, to crouch; Port. agacharse, acaçaparse, to stoop, crouch, or squat; Arm. coacha and scoacha, our vulgar scooch; D. hukken; G. hocken; Dan. huger. The primary sense is to lay or throw down. See Class Cg, Gk, No. 7, 8, 9.]- To lie down, as on a bed or place of repose.
- To lie down on the knees; to stoop and recline on the knees, as a beast.
Fierce tigers couched around. – Dryden.
- To lie down in secret or in ambush; to lie close and concealed.
The earl of Angus couched in a furrow. – Hayward.
Judah couched as a lion. – Gen. xlix.
- To lie; to lie in a bed or stratum.
Blessed of the Lord be his land … for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath. – Deut. xxxiii.
- To stoop; to bend the body or back; to lower in reverence, or to bend under labor, pain, or a burden.
Issachar is a strong ass, couching down between two burdens. – Gen. xlix.
These couchings, and these lowly courtesies. – Shak.
COUCH, v.t.- To lay down; to repose on a bed or place of rest.
Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain, / Doth couch his limbs. – Shak.
- To lay down; to spread on a bed or floor; as, to couch malt. – Mortimer.
- To lay close, or in a stratum.
The waters couch themselves, as close as may be, to the center of the globe. – Burnet.
- To hide; lay close, or in another body.
It is in use at this day, to couch vessels in walls, to gather the wind from the top, and pass it down in spouts into rooms. – Bacon.
- To include secretly; to hide; or to express in obscure terms, that imply what is to be understood; with under.
All this, and more, lies couched under this allegory. – L'Estrange.
Hence,
- To involve; to include; to comprise; to comprehend or express.
This great argument for a future state, which St. Paul hath couched in the words read. – Atterbury.
- To lie close. – Spenser.
- To fix a spear in the rest, in the posture of attack.
They couched their spears. – Milton. Dryden.
- To depress the condensed crystaline humor or film that overspreads the pupil of the eye. – Johnson.
To remove a cataract, by entering a needle through the coats of the eye, and pushing the lens to the bottom of the vitreous humor, and then downward and outward, so as to leave it in the under and outside of the eye. – Encyc.
The true phrase is, to couch a cataract; but we say, to couch the eye, or the patient.
COUCH, n.- A bed; a place for rest or sleep. – Milton. Dryden.
- A seat of repose; a place for rest and ease, on which it is common to lie down undressed. – Milton. Dryden.
- A layer or stratum; as, a couch of malt. – Mortimer.
- In painting, a lay or impression of color, in oil or water, covering the canvas, wall, or other matter to be painted. – Encyc.
- Any lay, or impression, used to make a thing firm or consistent, or to screen it from the weather. – Encyc.
- A covering of gold or silver leaf; laid on any substance to be gilded or silvered. – Encyc.
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- To lay upon a bed or other resting
place.
- To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest;
to repose; to lie.
- A
bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United
States, a lounge.
- To arrange or dispose as in a bed; --
sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.
- To lie down for concealment; to hide;
to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.
- Any place for repose, as the lair of a
beast, etc.
- To lay or deposit in a bed or layer;
to bed.
- To bend the body, as in reverence,
pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch.
- A mass of steeped barley spread upon a
floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the
barley; as, couch of malt.
- To transfer (as
sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt
blanket, for further drying.
- A
preliminary layer, as of color, size, etc.
- To conceal; to include or involve
darkly.
- To arrange; to place; to inlay.
- To put into some form of language; to
express; to phrase; -- used with in and
under.
- To treat by pushing down
or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch
a cataract.
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Couch COUCH, verb intransitive 1. To lie down, as on a bed or place of repose. 2. To lie down on the knees; to stop and recline on the knees, as a beast. Fierce tigers couched around. 3. To lie down in secret or in ambush; to lie close and concealed. The earl of Angus couched in a furrow. Judah couched as a lion. Genesis 44:1. 4. To lie; to lie in a bed or stratum. Blessed of the Lord be his land-for the dew, and for the deep that coucheth beneath. Deuteronomy 33:13. 5. To stoop; to bend the body or back; to lower in reverence, or to bend under labor, pain, or a burden. Issachar is a strong ass, couching down between two burdens. Genesis 44:1. These couchings, and these lowly courtesies. COUCH, verb transitive 1. To lay down; to repose on a bed or place of rest. Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain, doth couch his limbs. 2. To lay down; to spread on a bed or floor; as, to couch malt. 3. To lay close, or in a stratum. The waters couch themselves, as close as may be, to the center of the globe. 4. To hide; to lay close, or in another body. It is in use at this day, to couch vessels in walls, to gather the wind from the top, and pass it down in spouts into rooms. 5. To include secretly; to hide; or to express in obscure terms, that imply what is to be understood; with under. All this, and more, lies couched under this allegory. Hence, 6. To involve; to include; to comprise; to comprehend or express. This great argument for a future state, which St. Paul hath couched int he words read. 7. To lie close. 8. To fix a spear in the rest, in the posture of attack. They couched their spears. 9. To depress the condensed crystaline humor or film that overspreads the pupil of the eye. To remove a catarct, by entering a needle through the coats of the eye, and pushing the lens to the bottom of the vitreous humor, and then downwards and outwards, so as to leave it in the under and outside of the eye. The true phrase is, to couch a cataract; but we say, to couch they eye, or the patient. COUCH, noun 1. A bed; a place for rest or sleep. 2. A seat of repose; a place for rest and ease, on which it is common to lie down undressed. 3. A layer of stratum; as a couch of malt. 4. In painting, a lay or impression of color, in oil or water, covering the canvas, wall, or other matter to be painted. 5. Any lay, or impression, used to make a thing firm or consistent, or to screen it from the weather. 6. A covering of gold or silver leaf, laid on any substance to be gilded or silvered.
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