"couching" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Forms: couchings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English couchynge; equivalent to couch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|couchynge}} Middle English couchynge, {{suffix|en|couch|ing}} couch + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} couching (plural couchings)
  1. The act of one who couches.
    (ophthalmology) An early, largely obsolete, method of treating a cataract by using a sharp object to displace the opaque lens in the eye.
    Categories (topical): Ophthalmology
    Sense id: en-couching-en-noun-N~LXVIJV Topics: medicine, ophthalmology, sciences
  2. The act of one who couches.
    (textiles) Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.
    Categories (topical): Textiles
    Sense id: en-couching-en-noun-vJ1RI968 Topics: business, manufacturing, textiles
  3. The act of one who couches.
    Sense id: en-couching-en-noun-8SO8uZfb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: couching stitch

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkaʊt͡ʃɪŋ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: From Middle English couchynge; equivalent to couch + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|couchynge}} Middle English couchynge, {{suffix|en|couch|ing}} couch + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} couching
  1. present participle and gerund of couch. Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: couch
    Sense id: en-couching-en-verb-xaCsCMgL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 26 2 43 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 28 26 8 38

Inflected forms

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