Meaning of COT
| Pronunciation: | | kât
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- [n] a small bed that folds up for storage or transport
- [n] baby bed with high sides
- [n] a sheath worn to protect a finger
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| | Synonyms: | | camp bed, crib, fingerstall |
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| | See Also: | | baby bed, baby's bed, bed, leg, sheath | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cot\ (k?t), n. [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage; akin
to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. {Coat}.]
1. A small house; a cottage or hut.
The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. --Goldsmith.
2. A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals,
as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.
3. A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a
drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore
finger.
4. [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat.
{Bell cot}. (Arch.) See under {Bell}.
\Cot\ (k?t), n. [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF.
coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress.
See {Cot} a cottage.]
A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a
piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. [Written
also {cott}.]
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| | Related Terms: | | bassinet, bed-davenport, berth, blockhouse, box, bungalow, bunk, bunk bed, cabin, camp bed, chalet, Colonial bed, cote, cottage, cradle, crib, day bed, door bed, double bed, double bunk, duplex bed, feather bed, fold-away bed, four-poster, hammock, Hollywood bed, hospital bed, king-size bed, lodge, log cabin, love nest, lower berth, pallet, panel bed, pied-a-terre, pipe berth, poster bed, quarter berth, queen-size bed, roll-away bed, single bed, snuggery, sofa-bed, tester bed, three-quarter bed, truckle bed, trundle bed |
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