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cottise |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Cottise \Cot"tise\ (k[o^]t"t[i^]s), n. [Cf. F. c[ocit]t['e] side L. costa rib.] (Her.) A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend. When a single cottise is used alone it is often called a {cost}. See also {Couple-close}.
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