Coustou, Guillaume

a French sculptor, B. at Lyons, 1678; he executed various decorative works for the gardens of Versailles and Marly. D. 1746.-NICOLAS, elder brother of the above, B. 1658, was noted as a sculptor. His principal works are, Le Voeu de Louis XIII., in the cathedral of Notre Dame; the group of The Seine and the Marne; and a group of Tritons, at Versailles. D. 1733. Coutances, ( koo - tance ',) a town of France, dep. Manche, 40 m. S. of Cherbourg. Manus. Linens, woollens, lace, ac. Гор. 8,159. Couteau, (koo-to',) n. [Fr.] A cutla ; a hanger; a hunting-knife (Fr. couteau - de - cha e ).