ETYM French couche, Old Fren. colche, culche, from colchier. Related to Couch.
1. A narrow bed on which a patient lies during psychiatric or psychoanalytic treatment.
2. A primer of paint or vanish used by artists.
ETYM From the name of the original maker. Encyc. Dict.
Small ornamental writing desk; large sofa.
1. A large sofa usually convertible into a bed.
2. A small decorative writing desk.
small writing table; American sort of settee, especially convertible into bed.
City in SE Iowa, US, S of Dubuque, directly across from Rock Island, Illinois, on the Mississippi River; seat of Scott County; It forms the “Quad Cities” metropolitan area with the Illinois cities of Rock Island, Moline, and East Moline. Industries include aluminum, agriculture, and machinery parts.