coup ‧ let /ˈkʌplət, ˈkʌplɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Old French cople ; ⇨ ↑ couple 1 ]
two lines of poetry, one following the other, that are the same length:
rhyming couplets
coup ‧ let /ˈkʌplət, ˈkʌplɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: Old French cople ; ⇨ ↑ couple 1 ]
two lines of poetry, one following the other, that are the same length:
rhyming couplets
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012