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Cou´ple-close`

(kŭp´'l`klōs`)

n.	1.	(Her.) 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.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed at their feet, or with a collar beam.

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