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Webster 1913 Edition


Coupe

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Couˊpé′

(koōˊpā̍′)
,
Noun.
[F., fr.
coupé
, p. p. of
couper
to cut. See
Coppice
.]
1.
The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or carriage on British railways.
2.
A four-wheeled enclosed carriage for two persons inside, with an outside seat for the driver; – so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.