cot
Trigonometry.
Words nearby cot
cosy along,
cosy up,
cosyntropin,
cosyra,
così fan tutte,
cot,
cot case,
cot death,
cotabato,
cotan,
cotangent
Definition for cot (2 of 3)
cot
1
[ kot ]
/ kɒt /
noun
a light portable bed, especially one of canvas on a folding frame.
British.
a child's crib.
a light bedstead.
Nautical.
a hammocklike bed stiffened by a suspended frame.
Origin of cot
1
1625–35; < Hindi
khāṭ < Prakrit
khaṭṭā < Sanskrit
khaṭvā; akin to Tamil
kattil bedstead
Definition for cot (3 of 3)
cot
2
[ kot ]
/ kɒt /
noun
a small house; cottage; hut.
a small place of shelter.
a sheath or protective covering, as for an injured finger or toe.
Example sentences from the Web for cot
British Dictionary definitions for cot (1 of 4)
cot
1
/ (kɒt) /
noun
a child's boxlike bed, usually incorporating vertical bars
a collapsible or portable bed
a light bedstead
nautical
a hammock-like bed with a stiff frame
Word Origin for cot
C17: from Hindi
khāt bedstead, from Sanskrit
khátvā, of Dravidian origin; related to Tamil
kattil bedstead
British Dictionary definitions for cot (2 of 4)
cot
2
/ (kɒt) /
noun
literary, or archaic
a small cottage
Also called: cote
- a small shelter, esp one for pigeons, sheep, etc
- (in combination)dovecot
another name for fingerstall
Word Origin for cot
Old English
cot; related to Old Norse
kot little hut, Middle Low German
cot
British Dictionary definitions for cot (3 of 4)
cot
3
/ (kɒt) /
abbreviation for
cotangent
British Dictionary definitions for cot (4 of 4)
cot
4
/ (kɒt) /
verb cots, cotting or cotted
Midland English dialect
to entangle or become entangled
Scientific definitions for cot
cot
Abbreviation of cotangent