Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cottise"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cottise \Cot"tise\ (k[o^]t"t[i^]s), n. [Cf. F. c[ocit]t['e]
side, L. costa rib.] (Her.)
A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or
one quarter the area of the bend. When a single cottise is
used alone it is often called a {cost}. See also
{Couple-close}.
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