I. noun
also cot·ice or cot·tise or cot·tice ˈkäd.ə̇s
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French cotice, costice, from coste rib + -ice — more at coast
heraldry : one of a pair of narrow stripes borne one along each side of but slightly separated from a bend, fess, bar, pale, or chevron
II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
heraldry : to put cotises along the sides of