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,courtly
'love noun [u] a tradition in literature, especially
in Medieval times, involving the faithful love of a knight for his married lady,
with whom he can never have a relationship
m, )
.court
'martial noun [C,
U] {pi. courts martial) a military court that deals with members
of the armed forces who break military law; a trial at such a court %
II (ft'$’/•]:
%^: He was convicted at a court martial fE %■ # M ± M PI ^ ^ o 0 All the men now face court martial
ftt9
.court-'martial
verb (-
^ ff ^
£■]; HX % ^ : He was court-martialled for
desertion.
.court
of ap'peal noun 1 {pi. courts of appeal) a court that people can go
to in order to try and change decisions that have been made by a lower court ±
if* — see also appellate court 2
.Court
of Ap'peal [sing.] {BrE) the highest court in
Ap‘ peals [C] (l/S) one of the courts in the
.court
of 'claims noun (US) a court in the
()
.court
of in'quiry (also .court of en'quiry) noun {pi. courts of inquiry/enquiry) {BrE) a special official group of people that
investigates a particular problem iMftM
.court
of 'law noun {pi. courts of law) (also law court) a room or building where
legal cases are judged o note at court
.Court
of 'Session noun in
.court
‘order noun a decision that is made in court about
what must happen in a particular situation feM
Eiif)
court-room /'koitruim;
-rum; NAmE 'koirt-/ noun a room in which trials or other legal
cases are held & M; o- note at court
court-ship /'koitjip;
NAmE 'koirt-/ noun 1 [C, U] {old-fashioned) the time when two people have a romantic
relationship before they get married; the process of developing this
relationship ;
: They married after a short
courtship,
A® T o 0 Mr Elton’s courtship of Harriet ^
%
£ Pr M # (ft ii ^ 2 [u] the special way animals
behave in order to attract a mate for producing young animals ( zft (ft ) : courtship displays Aik
Wife
3 - (of sb/sth) {formal) the process or act of attracting a
business partner, etc. IS ®: the company’s courtship by the government
‘court shoe {BrE) {NAmE pump) noun a woman’s formal shoe that is plain and
does not cover the top part of the foot^ftffig ( ) — picture o
SHOE
.court
'tennis noun [u] {NAmE) = real tennis
court-yard /'koitjaid;
NAmE 'koirtjaird/ (also court) noun an open space that is partly or completely
surrounded by buildings and is usually part of a castle, a large house, etc. (
Aft:
the central/inner courtyard /
rtJlgti
cous cous /'kuskus; 'kuiskuis/ noun [U] a type
of N African food made from
crushed wheat; a dish of meat
and/or vegetables with couscous ( 4t#(ft ) :1s
$)
m
COUSill
/'kAzn/
noun 1 (also .first 'cousin) a child of your aunt or
uncle ( sJc^ ) ; IZR ( ft ).; &R (
fcfc, W ) : She’s my cousin, fck M. & ^ Me „ 0 We’re
cousins. Mz % 0 — see also country cousin,
second cousin 2 a person who is in your wider family
but who
is not closely related to you He’s a distant cousin of mine.
3 [usually pL]
a way of
describing people from another country who are similar in some way to people in
your
own country jfS^ift - SAR (
£ — ® M
A R (ft il*£ ) : our American cousins
JnLH
MUSAR
'cousin brother noun {IndE, informal) a male cousin
of your own generation M ( ) E; ) %
'cousin sister noun {IndE, informal) a female
cousin of your own generation ^ ) M;
It ( ^
) W
cou tore /ku'tjua(r); NAmE -'tur/ noun [U] (from French) the design and production of expensive and
fashionable clothes; these clothes frf ^ if fjfij ; frl ^: a couture evening dress ^
HMWJ H — see also
HAUTE COUTURE
cou-tur-ier /ku'tjuariei;
NAmE -'tur-/ noun (from French) a person who designs, makes and sells
expensive, fashionable clothes, especially for women ( ftfn ) i+ff; BBC1
fashion
designer
co-va-lent /.kau'veilant;
NAmE ,kou-/ adj. {chemistry it) (of a chemical bond it ^ H) sharing a pair of electrons — compare ionic(2)
co-vari ant /kau'veariant; NAmEkou'veriant; -'vaer-/ adj. {statistics if ) showing a tendency to change with
another variable
cove /kauv; NAmE kouv/ noun 1 a small bay (= an area of sea
that is partly surrounded by land) /Jn : a secluded cove I? fP
(ft A M ^ 2 {old-fashioned, BrE, informal) a man Mik; UA; 'hA coven /'kAvn/ noun a group or meeting of witches
iemm-,
cov-en-ant /'kAvanant/ noun a promise to sb, or a legal
agreement, especially one to pay a regular amount of money to sb/sth
W ) Mtfj: God’s covenant with Abraham ±1$ ifa
O a
covenant to a charity ► cov-en-ant verb: [VN] All
profits are covenanted to medical charities.
Ml.
Cov
en try /'kAvantri; BrE also ‘knv-; NAmE also 'ka:v-/
noun ItitrtTi send sb to '
cover £>■» /'kAva(r)/ verb, noun m verb
►
HIDE/PROTECT M; && 1 [VN] ~ sth (with sth) to place sth over or in front of
sth in order to hide or protect it
Cover the chicken loosely with foil. ffHIfS O She
covered her face with her hands. Mi A ^ 9
0 {figurative) He laughed to cover
(= hide) his nervousness. <,
o note
at hide
►
SPREAD OVER SURFACE II 2 [VN] to lie or spread over
the
surface of sth H; HH: Snow covered the ground. AUSjIT Aitfeo 0 Much of the country is covered
by forest. 3 [VN] - sb/sth
in/with sth to put or spread a layer of liquid, dust,
etc. on sb/sth ftt, «±, m± { ) : The
players were soon covered in mud.
%o o The wind blew in from the desert and
covered everything with sand. M jk SP
ii ^ 5k, jfi —
►
INCLUDE ^ 4
[VN]
to include sth; to deal with sth
The survey covers all aspects of the business, ^^:ik6^#^Affi0 o The
lectures covered a lot of ground {- a lot of material,
subjects, etc.). o
the
sales team covering the northern part of the
country {=
selling to people in that area)
0 Do
the rules cover (= do they apply to) a case like this? «<%?
►
MONEY ^ffi 5 [VN] to be or provide enough money for
sth jg. A#; : $100 should cover your expenses. *
100 To 0 Your
parents will have
to cover your tuition fees. % ^p£ M # % #
# 65 ^ ^, 0 The show barely covered its
costs.
DISTANCE/AREA
£§>/§!; ffl|R 6 [VN] to travel the distance