goute

See also: gouté, goûté, and goûte

English

Noun

goute (plural goutes)

1. Alternative form of goutte (“heraldic drop”)
   • 1833, Samuel Bentley, Excerpta Historica: Or, Illustrations of English History, page 338:

     Argent and Sable, A on a wreath a demi lion rampant queue fourchée Argent, charged with three goutes Sable, holding in the paws a martel Azure handle Or; the like crest in B; in C nothing. Motto, Je atende fortvne.

   • 1845, Thomas Westcote, A View of Devonshire in MDCXXX: With a Pedigree of Most of Its Gentry, page 151:

     Barry wavy of twelve, azure and argent, on a chevron crenelle, or, between three sea horses, sable, now or, finned, trailed, and maned, of the third, five goutes of the fourth, goutes now omitted.

French

Verb

goute

1. inflection of gouter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• égout

Norman

Etymology

From Old French goute, gute, gote, from Latin gutta.

Noun

goute f (plural goutes)

1. (Guernsey) drop, tipple