[a. F. coque shell, in same senses: but in 1 associated with L. coccum.]
† 1. Bot. One of the carpels of a dry fruit; a COCCUS. Obs.
1821. S. F. Gray, Nat. Arrangem. Brit. Plants, 199. Coque, Coccum, a cell that opens elastically. Ibid., 639. Lavaretta … Coques many, one-seeded.
2. Millinery. A small loop of ribbon formed by joining and attaching the two ends, used in trimming.
