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Webster 1913 Edition

(koō-pē′; F. koōˊpā̍′)

Noun.

[F. coupé, n., properly p. p. of couper to cut. Cf.

A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.

Chambers.

Noun.

A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and suspended from the ground, and with the other a motion is made forward.

See also: coupée

coupee ‎(plural coupees)

A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent and raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is made.
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