(small cot)

  • 21cot — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse kot small hut Date: before 12th century 1. a small house 2. cover, sheath; especially stall 4 II. noun Etymology: Hindi & Urdu khāṭ bedste …

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  • 22cot — cot1 noun Brit. a small bed with high barred sides for a baby or very young child. ↘a plain narrow bed. ↘N. Amer. a camp bed. ↘Nautical a bed resembling a hammock hung from deck beams, formerly used by officers. Origin C17: from Hindi khāṭ… …

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  • 23cot — noun (C) 1 BrE a small bed with high sides for a young child; crib 1 (1) AmE 2 AmE a camp bed …

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  • 24cot·ton·tail — /ˈkɑːtn̩ˌteıl/ noun, pl tails [count] : a small rabbit with a white tail …

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  • 25Bell cot — Cot Cot (k[o^]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. [1913 Webster] The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. Goldsmith. [1913 Webster] 2. A pen,… …

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  • 26Tyne Cot — Infobox Military Cemetery name= Tyne Cot body= Commonwealth War Graves Commission use dates= 1917 1918 established= October 1917 designer= Sir Herbert Baker coordinates= coord|50|53|13.39|N|02|59|52.54|E| nearest town= Passendale, West Flanders,… …

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  • 27bell cot — noun a small shelter for bells; has a gable or shed roof • Syn: ↑bell cote • Hypernyms: ↑shelter * * * noun or bell cote : a small or subsidiary construction frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure and used to contain and support… …

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  • 28Bell cot — Bell Bell, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.] 1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. [1913 Webster]… …

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  • 29pi|cot — «PEE koh», noun, plural cots « kohz», verb, coted « kohd», cot|ing « koh ihng». –n. one of a number of fancy loops, as in embroidery and tatting, or along the edge of lace or ribbon: »A hard twisted yarn is used to add to the beauty of the small… …

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  • 30life cot — noun An inflatable cot for babies for use in an emergency such as evacuation from an aeroplane onto water. Life cots for very small babies are also available …

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