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Webster 1913 Edition
Couple-close
Cou′ple-closeˊ
(kŭp′’l-klōsˊ)
, Noun.
pl.
Couple-closes
(kŭp"’l*klō"sĕz). 1.
(Her.)
A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised.
2.
(Arch.)
A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam.
[Engl.]