Couche
Pronunciation : Cou`ch?" (k`sh")
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F., p. p. of coucher. See Couch, v. t. ] (Her.) (a) Not erect; inclined; -- said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon. (b) Lying on its side; thus, a chevron couch? is one which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has its apex on t
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913