coupe (kop a)

[F., prop. pp. of couper, cut: see coup1, v.] 1. The front compartment of a French stage-coach or diligence; an end compartment of a European first-cla railway-carriage, generally seated for four.-2. A low, short, four-wheeled, close carriage without the front seat, and carrying two inside, with an outside seat for the driver.-3. Same as coupee. couped (köpt), a. [E. pp. from F. couper, cut. See coupl.] In her.: (a) Cut off evenly: said of the head or limb of an animal, the trunk of a tree, etc.: in opposition to erased (which see). (b) Not extending to the edge of the escutcheon: said of an ordinary, as a cro , bend, etc. See humet tee. Also coupée. - Couped close, cut short: said of a head when no part of the neck is visible. Also close - couped. A Lion's Head Couped.