Coupe
[kuːp] or ['kʊpe]
Definition
(noun.) a car with two doors and front seats and a luggage compartment.
Typist: Ted--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or carriage on British railways.
(n.) A four-wheeled close carriage for two persons inside, with an outside seat for the driver; -- so called because giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.
Typed by Jewel
Examples
- Au banquet de la vie à peine commencé, Un instant seulement mes lèvres ont pressé La coupe en mes mains encore pleine. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I wish you would go with me, Newland, his mother said, suddenly pausing at the door of the Brown coupe. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- What sweet shall we have today, dear--COUPE JACQUES or PECHES A LA MELBA? Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Will Miss Amy ride in her coop (coupe), and use all them lovely silver dishes that's stored away over yander? Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checker: Wayne