coq

See also: Coq, çoq, and Coq.

English

Etymology

French

Noun

coq (plural coqs)

1. 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.

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French

Etymology

From Old French coc

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɔk

Noun

coq m (plural coqs)

1. rooster, cockerel, cock

Derived terms

• coq de bruyère
• coq au vin

See also

• poule

Further reading

• “coq” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Norman

Etymology 1

From Old French coc (“cock, rooster”)

Noun

coq m (plural coqs)

1. (Jersey) tap

Derived terms

• coq à ieau caûde (“hot water tap”)
• coq à ieau fraide (“cold water tap”)

Etymology 2

Clipping of coquelicot

Noun

coq m (plural coqs)

1. (Guernsey) poppy

Synonyms

• coquelicot