Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A dessert of ice cream or fruit-flavored ice, garnished and served in a special dessert glass.
- n. The stemmed glass in which a coupe is served.
- n. A shallow, bowl-shaped dessert dish.
- n. Variant of coupé.
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Etymologies
- French, cup, from Late Latin cuppa. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“a hero and a martyr! his coupe had been taken from him to assist in a barricade in that senseless _emeute_ ten days ago; the _coupe_ got smashed, the horses disappeared.”
“Photo: BMW The word "coupe" comes from the French phrase carrosse coupé , which is to say, "chopped carriage," and sure enough, the Mini Coupe is just that.”
The Wall Street Journal: Mini's Hot Coupe: Drive It—If Your Pal Buys One
“The term coupe has evolved and grown over the decades.”
“Along with the $51,050 Q5 SUV, Audi's $53,100 S5 coupe is a good value in its segment.”
“Tokyo Motor Show is a harbinger for a range-topping luxury performance coupe from the Japanese automaker.”
“But I think Volkswagen was trying to be too true to the whole concept of a 'coupe' - they only gave the Passat CC two individual seats at the rear!”
“Volkswagen Passat CCVolkswagen Passat CC, the first four-door coupe from the German manufacturer received the "red dot Design Award 2009 - Best of the Best", which represents one of the most coveted awards that a designer can win for a creative product. okay SO WHY DIDNT MERCEDES GET IT BEING THAT THIS IS A CARBON COPY CLS WITH A VW ENGINE IN IT.”
“The free maintenance program launches with the new 2011 CTS coupe, which is set to go on sale in early July.”
Consumer Reports: Cadillac launches free maintenance program on 2011 models
“A kind of champagne glass known as a coupe was even said to be modeled after this royal mistress's much-admired décolletage.”
“The company invested 182.5 billion won ($160 million) in development of the coupe, which is built on the same chassis as the Genesis sedan that Hyundai began selling earlier this year.”
The Wall Street Journal: Hyundai Gains Share Even as Sales Decline
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘coupe’.
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Containers
Stuff that holds other stuff.
cardboard box, jar, filing cabinet, safe deposit box, cupboard, wardrobe, jewel case, briefcase, locker, canopic jar, chest of drawers, paper sack and 208 more...
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phrontistery - c
from phrontistery.info
czardas, cytometer, cytology, cytheromania, cystoscope, cystolith, cyrenaic, cypseline, cyprinoid, cyphonism, cynophobia, cytogenesis and 1298 more...
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Automobiles
ambulance, automobile, beach buggy, cab, car, cement mixer, cherry, coach, compact, convertible, coupe, deuce and 66 more...
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Wharton, Edith. Age of Innocence. 1920
A list of difficult words for L2-12 learners.
Faust, erection, metropolitan, splendor, shabby, conservatives, cherished, inconvenient, clung, acoustics, coupe, scramble and 261 more...
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CCW
Commonly Confused Words
wreath, wreathe, titillate, titivate, proscribe, prescribe, pedal, peddle, mettle, metal, palette, palate and 132 more...
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Spelling Bee list 2011
Abalone, ablution, absolution, aboriginally, abstemious, academician, acclamation, accommodation, acculturation, acetic, acetone, acme and 590 more...
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Addenda to the 1923 Printing of Webst...
Many of these words first came into common usage during World War I, and reflect not only the technological and scientific leaps of the early part of the 20th century, but the new experience of glo...
abri, ace, acidosis, airdrome, air fleet, airplane, air raid, airworthy, altimeter, anaphylaxis, anociassociation, anti-aircraft and 292 more...
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Next!
salvific, redemptive, salvic, roil, changeling, barrow, burro, sow, swath, haymow, shock, sheaves and 190 more...
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Concerning Motion
flourish, slips, galloping, tilts, curled, scurry, chasse, pirouette, sashay, graceful, minuet, coupe and 29 more...
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My Cup Runneth Over
Drinking vessels.
cup, teacup, sippy cup, paper cup, beaker, glass, drinking glass, filigree-glass, wineglass, shot glass, tumbler, deepsinker and 50 more...
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Tunie: Danny's All-Star Joint
by Rickie Lee Jones.
Downstairs at Danny's all-star joint
They got a jukebox that goes doyt-doyt
The vice is nice, he stays in the back all day
But when the nighttime...pocket, business, lawn, street, fun, rules, hep-scat, be-bop, chicken, matzoh, girdle, magazine and 38 more...
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