# couched

Pronunciation: say "KOWCHT" /kaʊt͡ʃt/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of couch. — simple past and past participle of couch
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of couch. Use it for something that already happened or was put into words a certain way.
   - _The criticism was couched in such careful language that nobody took offense._
   - _He couched his refusal in terms of regret rather than anger._

## Adjective

2. Of a chevron in heraldry, issuing from the side of the shield rather than from its bottom or top.
   - Simple: Describing a V-shape on a coat of arms that comes from the side of the shield, not the top or bottom.
   - _The blazon called for a chevron couched from the dexter flank._
   - _On the older banner the chevron is couched, emerging from the shield's edge rather than its base._

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