Cottise

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cottise \Cot"tise\ (k[o^]t"t[i^]s), n. [Cf. F. c[^o]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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