Couple-close
Pronunciation : Cou"ple-close` (kp"-kls`)
Part of Speech : n.;
Definition : 1. (Her.)
Defn: A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron cottised.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]
pl. Couple-closes (-kl
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913