Couple-closes










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Couple-close \Cou"ple-close`\ (k[u^]p"'l*kl[=o]s`), n.; pl.
Couple-closes (k[u^]p"'l*kl[=o]"s[e^]z).

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.
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2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed
at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]
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