cotise

1 of 2

noun

cot·​ise

variants or less commonly cotice or cottise or cottice

ˈkätə̇s

plural -s

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

cotise

2 of 2

transitive verb

"

-ed/-ing/-s

heraldry

: to put cotises along the sides of

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle French cotice, costice, from coste rib + -ice

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