COPING


Meaning of COPING in English

/ ˈkəʊpɪŋ; NAmE ˈkoʊpɪŋ/ noun

( architecture ) the top row of bricks or stones, usually sloping, on a wall

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from the verb cope to cover with a coping , originally meaning dress in a cope , hence to cover .

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