Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- As applied to quadrupeds, and particularly to horses, noting the distance between the shoulders and the hip-joint: as, well coupled, short coupled.
- United, as two things; joined; linked; specifically, in heraldry, same as
conjoined . - a pair of windows placed side by side, and so united as to form an architectural whole: a disposition usual in medieval architecture of widely different periods.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective joined together especially in a pair or pairs.
- adjective connected by a physical link, as railway cars or trailer trucks. Opposite of
unconnected orunlinked
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
couple .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks
- adjective joined together especially in a pair or pairs
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Examples
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Miss Bart felt an inward motion of annoyance: it was distasteful enough to hear her name coupled with Trenor’s, and on Rosedale’s lips the allusion was peculiarly unpleasant.
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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Miss Bart felt an inward motion of annoyance: it was distasteful enough to hear her name coupled with Trenor’s, and on Rosedale’s lips the allusion was peculiarly unpleasant.
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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Miss Bart felt an inward motion of annoyance: it was distasteful enough to hear her name coupled with Trenor’s, and on Rosedale’s lips the allusion was peculiarly unpleasant.
The House of Mirth Edith Wharton 1987
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No, what makes it so is my proving it over and over again coupled with the inability of people like you to keep up.
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In the New World, Spain coupled religious orthodoxy with political conquest.
Marilyn Mellowes: 'God in America:' A Question of Religious Liberty (VIDEO) Marilyn Mellowes 2010
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Among the findings were that mothers in coupled relationships provided almost twice the hours per day involved in child care (11.1 hours) as did fathers in coupled relationships, (6.29 hours) while single mothers provided 9.5 hours a day in child care.
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In the New World, Spain coupled religious orthodoxy with political conquest.
Marilyn Mellowes: 'God in America:' A Question of Religious Liberty (VIDEO) Marilyn Mellowes 2010
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In the New World, Spain coupled religious orthodoxy with political conquest.
Marilyn Mellowes: 'God in America:' A Question of Religious Liberty (VIDEO) Marilyn Mellowes 2010
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In the New World, Spain coupled religious orthodoxy with political conquest.
Marilyn Mellowes: 'God in America:' A Question of Religious Liberty (VIDEO) Marilyn Mellowes 2010
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I suppose that they only prayer we have is that the infighting between Obama-nuts and Hillary-ites coupled with the GOPs own aversion to McCain coupled with whatever nincompoop he chooses as his VP will lead to the first time a third party can win the White House.
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