Word Meaning

couched definition and meaning

v. t. Not erect; inclined; -- said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon.
v. t. Lying on its side; thus, a chevron couche is one which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has its apex on the opposite side, or at the fess point.
imp. & p. p. of Couch
a. Same as Couch/.