coq
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
coq (plural coqs)
- A trimming of cock feathers on a woman's hat.
- 1897, Ladies' home journal: Volume 15
- […] with a flat Tam crown of heliotrope velvet, a drapery under the brim, and two flat coq feathers.
- 1921, Millinery trade review: Volume 46
- A smart all-black model has just arrived from Jeanne Due. It is turban-trimmed with black coq which forms a bow drape.
- 2010, Deborah Davis, Party of the Century
- It was the Spanish rooster, the bird that produced coq feathers, that sacrificed the most plumage. Coqs, the rooster's long, curved, and iridescent tail feathers, were plucked from the bird to trim hats or, in this case, masks.
- 1897, Ladies' home journal: Volume 15
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French coc.
Noun[edit]
coq m (plural coqs)
Derived terms[edit]
- comme un coq en pâte
- combat de coqs
- coq de bruyère
- coq au vin
- passer du coq à l'âne/sauter du coq à l'âne
Descendants[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Dutch kok, from Latin coquus. Doublet of queux.
Noun[edit]
coq m (plural coqs)
Further reading[edit]
- “coq”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French coc (“cock, rooster”)
Noun[edit]
coq m (plural coqs)
Derived terms[edit]
- coq à ieau caûde (“hot water tap”)
- coq à ieau fraide (“cold water tap”)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
coq m (plural coqs)
Synonyms[edit]
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