"couche" meaning in Middle English

See couche in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːtʃ(ə)/, /ˈtʃuːtʃ(ə)/ Forms: couches [plural], cowche [alternative], cowch [alternative], cuche [alternative], chouche [alternative]
Etymology: From Old French couche, from couchier (whence couchen). Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|couche}} Old French couche Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} couche, {{enm-noun|couches}} couche (plural couches)
  1. A bed (flat piece of furniture for sleeping on).
    A movable or portable bed.
    Sense id: en-couche-enm-noun-iJs0WPbP Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Bedding, Furniture, Sleep Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 1 1 2 1 4 20 20 4 11 11 16 2 1 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 1 0 4 23 23 2 12 12 17 1 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Bedding: 25 25 24 4 2 7 5 7 Disambiguation of Furniture: 37 37 8 3 1 8 1 4 Disambiguation of Sleep: 27 27 32 13 0 0 0 0
  2. A bed (flat piece of furniture for sleeping on).
    A bed or sleeping spot prepared for an animal.
    Sense id: en-couche-enm-noun-~tmwONER Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Bedding, Furniture, Sleep Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 1 1 2 1 4 20 20 4 11 11 16 2 1 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 1 0 4 23 23 2 12 12 17 1 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Bedding: 25 25 24 4 2 7 5 7 Disambiguation of Furniture: 37 37 8 3 1 8 1 4 Disambiguation of Sleep: 27 27 32 13 0 0 0 0
  3. (rare) A bedroom; the room where one sleeps in. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-couche-enm-noun-XyK5YSCi Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Bedding, Rooms, Sleep Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 1 1 2 1 4 20 20 4 11 11 16 2 1 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 0 0 1 0 4 23 23 2 12 12 17 1 0 1 1 1 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 23 23 30 3 1 7 4 7 Disambiguation of Bedding: 25 25 24 4 2 7 5 7 Disambiguation of Rooms: 14 14 24 18 3 7 9 11 Disambiguation of Sleep: 27 27 32 13 0 0 0 0
  4. (rare) A room or abode where an animal sleeps; a den. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-couche-enm-noun-fIBFh3Et Categories (other): Sleep Disambiguation of Sleep: 27 27 32 13 0 0 0 0
  5. (rare) A stand or platform. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-couche-enm-noun-PGj3AUJJ
  6. (rare) A table covered by a piece of fabric. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-couche-enm-noun-DawJlhSe
  7. (rare) A bump or lump. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-couche-enm-noun-LOVX2W-E
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: couchant, couchen, coucher, couchynge
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|altform=1}} couche
  1. Alternative form of couchen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: couchen
    Sense id: en-couche-enm-verb-sTfDu8Dw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A table covered by a piece of fabric."
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        "(rare) A bump or lump."
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈtʃuːtʃ(ə)/"
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