\Cou"ple-close`\ (k?p"?-kl?s`), n.; pl.
{Couple-closes} (-kl?"s?z).
1. (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth
   of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on
   each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be
   either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron
   cottised.
2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed
   at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]