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couped

/kupt/ /kuːpt/

Meanings
adjective
Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; -- used especially for the head or limb of an animal.

Examples :

"The heraldic crest displayed a lion's head, couped at the neck in gold. "
animal body anatomy part heraldry

Related Words

Illustration from

from preposition

/fɹɒm/ /fɹʌm/

Used to indicate source or provenance.

"I got a letter from my brother."

Illustration crest

crest noun

/kɹɛst/

The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.

"We finally reached the crest of the hill and could see the ocean. "

Illustration especially

especially adverb

/əˈspɛʃ(ə)li/

(manner) In a special manner; specially.

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

Illustration heraldic

heraldic adjective

/həˈrældɪk/ /hɪˈrældɪk/

Of, or relating to heraldry or heralds.

"The family crest, with its lion and fleur-de-lis, displayed very traditional heraldic symbols. "

Illustration erased

erased verb

/ɪˈreɪst/ /iˈreɪst/

To remove markings or information

"I erased that note because it was wrong."

Illustration limb

limb noun

/lɪm/

A major appendage of human or animal, used for locomotion (such as an arm, leg or wing).

"My grandfather uses a walking stick to support his weak limbs. "

Illustration distinguished

distinguished verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

"The teacher distinguished the students' excellent essays from the others based on their insightful analysis. "

Illustration head

head noun

/hɛd/

The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.

"Be careful when you pet that dog on the head; it may bite."

Illustration displayed

displayed verb

/dɪsˈpleɪd/

To show conspicuously; to exhibit; to demonstrate; to manifest.

"The store displayed the new fall clothing in its front window. "

Illustration smoothly

smoothly adverb

/ˈsmuːðli/

In a smooth manner

"The waiter carried the trays of food smoothly, avoiding any spills. "

Illustration used

used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

Illustration animal

animal noun

/ˈænɪməl/

In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

"A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants."