coupeur d’eau, n.m., (orni.) cut-water.
couplage, n.m., coupling; one of the sixteen parts composing a float of wood; pair of boats.
couple, n.f., couple (two things of the same kind); (of game) brace. Une — de bœufs; a yoke of oxen. Une — de perdrix; a brace of partridges.
couple, n.m., couple (two beings acting in concert); pair (of animals, male and female); (nav.) frame. C’est un — bien assorti; they are a well-matched couple. Un — de chevaux; a pair of horses. Maître —; midship-frame. —s de remplissage; (nav.) filling timber. — de balancement; balance timbers. Par —s; in pairs.
coupler, v.a., to couple, to link.
couplet, n.m., couplet, verse; song; tirade; hinge.
coupleter, v.a., to write a song.
☉coupletier, n.m., song writer.
coupoir, n.m., cutter (sharp instrument); blade; knife; (print.) lead-cutter; (foundry) dressing-bench.
coupole, n.f., spherical vault; cupola.