coque

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noun

A small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc.

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coccus
OriginFrench coque →
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Meanings

nouncoque (plural coques)

plural coques

  1. A small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc.
  2. obsoletebiologySynonym of coccus.

    Fig. 22. One of the coques cut transversely; seeds parietal, very numerous, small, spread all over the internal surface of the coque.

    1821, Samuel Frederick Gray, A natural arrangement of British Plants, page 262

    Synonyms: coccus

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of coccus.

Similar
coccus
Also see
coccus

Origin

  1. Frenchcoque
  2. Englishcoque

From French coque (literally “shell”). Doublet of coco.

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APA

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Chicago

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