01 n. A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the…
pl.
Couple-closes ((kŭp"'l*klō"sĕz))
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1.
A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised.(Her.)
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2.
A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam.(Arch.) [Engl.]