coupe
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coupe
a closed two-door car; a frozen dessert: She chose the coupe rather than the sedan.
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cou·pé
(ko͞o-pā′)n.
1. A closed four-wheel carriage with a single bench seat inside and one outside for a driver.
2. also coupe (ko͞op) A closed two-door automobile.
coupe 1
(ko͞op)n.
1.
a. A dessert of ice cream or fruit-flavored ice, garnished and served in a special dessert glass.
b. The stemmed glass in which a coupe is served.
2. A shallow, bowl-shaped dessert dish.
[French, cup, from Late Latin cuppa; see cup.]
coupe 2
(ko͞op)n.
Variant of coupé..
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coupe
(kuːp)n
1. (Cookery) a dessert of fruit and ice cream, usually served in a glass goblet
2. (Cookery) a dish or stemmed glass bowl designed for this dessert
[C19: from French: goblet, cup]
coupé
(ˈkuːpeɪ)n
1. (Automotive Engineering) Also called: fixed-head coupé a four-seater car with a fixed roof, a sloping back, and usually two doors. Compare drophead coupé
2. a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with two seats inside and one outside for the driver
3. (Railways) an end compartment in a European railway carriage with seats on one side only
[C19: from French, short for carosse coupé, literally: cut-off carriage, from couper to cut, from coup blow, stroke]
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coupe1
(kup)n.
1. Also, coupé. a closed two-door car shorter than a sedan of the same model.
[1880–85; see coupé]
coupe2
(kup)n.
1. ice cream or sherbet topped with fruit, syrup, whipped cream, etc.
2. a glass container for serving such a dessert, usu. having a stem and a wide, deep bowl.
[1890–95; < French; Old French: goblet < Late Latin cuppa, Latin cūpa cask, tub; compare cup]
cou•pé
(kuˈpeɪ or, for 1,5, kup)n.
1. a short, four-wheeled, closed carriage, usu. with a single seat for two passengers and an outside seat for the driver.
2. the end compartment in a European diligence or railroad car.
Also, coupe (for defs. 1,2). [1825–35; < French, short for carrosse coupé cut (i.e., shortened) coach, past participle of couper to cut off, v. derivative of coup coup; compare cope1]
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coupe
A step with the weight on the right foot, with the left drawn up in front in fifth, cutting away the right foot which is raised, or similar executed as a jump. Coupe dessou is with the foot behind.
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Noun | 1. | coupe - a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment auto, automobile, car, motorcar, machine - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine; "he needs a car to get to work" |
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coupé
(ˈkuːpei) , ((American) ku:ˈpei) noun a two-door car with a fixed roof.
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