"couplement" meaning in English

See couplement in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: couplements [plural]
Etymology: Compare Old French couplement. Etymology templates: {{cog|fro|couplement}} Old French couplement Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} couplement (countable and uncountable, plural couplements)
  1. (obsolete) union; combination; a coupling; a pair Tags: countable, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-couplement-en-noun-22napdUU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries

Inflected forms

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