coq
/koʊk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.54 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A trimming of cock feathers on a woman's hat.
name
Coquihalla (a location in British Columbia)
Example Sentences
- "[…] with a flat Tam crown of heliotrope velvet, a drapery under the brim, and two flat coq feathers."
- "A smart all-black model has just arrived from Jeanne Due. It is turban-trimmed with black coq which forms a bow drape."
- "It was the Spanish rooster, the bird that produced coq feathers, that sacrificed the most plumage. Coqs, the rooster's long, curved, and iridescent tail feathers, were plucked from the bird to trim hats or, in this case, masks."
Etymology
From French.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, Kwʼikwʼiyá:la
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /koʊk/
- British English: /kəʊk/
Inflected Forms
coqs (plural)
Coq. (alternative)