couple-close Meaning, Definition & Usage

Cou"ple-close` noun
Wordforms
plural Couple-closes (-kl"sz)
Definitions
  1. (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised.
  2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam. Engl.

Webster 1913