coucher, n.m., bed-time, going to bed; sleeping; setting (of the sun). C’est l’heure de son —; it is his bed-time. Le petit —; the king’s select circle whilst preparing for bed.
couchette, n.f., bedstead, small bed, crib.
coucheu-r, n.m., -se, n.f., bed-fellow. Mauvais —; nasty customer; cross-grained person. Bon —; easy-going fellow.
couchis, n.m., layer, stratum; bolster.
couci-couci, adv., (fam.) so so, middling, indifferently.
coucou, n.m., cuckoo; barren strawberry-plant; Dutch clock; coach, omnibus; one-horse chaise; (bot.) cowslip, daffodil.
coude, n.m., elbow; bend, angle; winding; turning, turn; knee (of machinery); neck (of a bayonet). Donner des coups de —; to elbow. Hausser le —; to drink hard, to fuddle.
coudé, -e, part., bent, elbowed, cranked.
coudée, n.f., arm’s length; cubit. Avoir les —s franches; to have elbow room, full play, scope, freedom.
cou-de-pied, n.m., (—s-—) instep.