coupage, n.m., cutting; diluting (of wine).
coupant, n.m., edge (of a sword). — de l’ongle du sanglier; the edge of a wild boar’s foot (hunt.).
coupant, -e, adj., cutting, sharp.
coupe, n.f., cutting; chopping; felling (of wood); wood felled; cut (style); cut (place); the cut end; felling; a fall of timber; cup; chalice; quaffing-bowl; (arch.) section, plan, slope; division; (astron.) Crater; calice; cup; (theol.) wine; cutting (at cards). La — des cheveux; hair-cutting. La — des pierres; stone-cutting. Mettre en —; to mark for cutting. — réglée; annual cutting; regular contribution. La — d’un bois taillis se fait tous les neuf ans; coppice wood is felled every ninth year. Mettre en —; to cut down periodically (of forests); (fig.) to lay under regular contribution. Il a la — malheureuse; he has a very unlucky hand at cutting. Être sous la — de quelqu’un; to play first (at cards); (fig.) to be in anyone’s power. Boire la — jusqu’à la lie; to drink the cup of bitterness to the dregs. Il y a loin de la — aux lèvres; there’s many a slip between the cup and the lips. — d’un ouvrage; division of a work into parts. La — et liaison des scènes; the division and connection of the scenes. La — des vers; the division of the verses. Boire dans une —; to drink out of a cup.
coupé, n.m., coupee (step in dancing); brougham; front part of a French diligence. — lit; sleeping car.
coupé, -e, part., cut, short, laconic. Un pays —; a country intersected with rivers, canals, &c. Un style —; a laconic style. Du lait —; milk and water. Du vin — d’eau; wine and water.
coupe-asperges, n.m., (—) (hort.) asparagus-knife.
☉coupeau, n.m., top of a hill; cop.
coupe-bourgeons, n.m., (plur. —) vine-grub.
coupe-cercle, n.m., (—-—s) round-punch (for cutting out pasteboard).