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The cotte (or cote) was a medieval outer garment, a long sleeved shift, or tunic, usually girded, and worn by men and women. In medieval texts, it was used to translate tunica or chiton. Synonyms included tunic or gown. It was worn over a shirt , and a sleeveless surcote could be worn over it. By the sixteenth century, it had become a woman's ...
The Cote de Nuits within the Côte d'Or region of Burgundy. The Côte de Nuits (French pronunciation: [kot də nɥi]) is a French wine region located in the northern part of the Côte d'Or, the limestone ridge that is at the heart of the Burgundy wine region.
The term French Riviera comes by analogy with the term Italian Riviera, which extends east of the French Riviera (from Ventimiglia to La Spezia). [13] As early as the 19th century, the British referred to the region as the Riviera or the French Riviera, usually referring to the eastern part of the coast, between Monaco and the Italian border. [14]
Cote, West Sussex, England, part of the Borough of Worthing; Cote Blanche, a place in St. Mary parish, Louisiana; Côtes-d'Armor, French department; Côte d'Azur, part of the French Mediterranean coastline; Côte-des-Neiges, a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Côte d'Ivoire, a country in West Africa; Côte-d'Or, French department
Côte-d'Or (French pronunciation: [kot dɔʁ] ⓘ) is a département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of Northeastern France. In 2019, it had a population of 534,124. [3] Its prefecture is Dijon and subprefectures are Beaune and Montbard.
Côte-des-Neiges (French pronunciation: [kot de nɛːʒ], locally [koʊ̯t de naɪ̯ʒ]) is a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located at the geographic centre of the Island of Montreal on the western slope of Mount Royal and is part of the borough of Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce .
The Oxford English Dictionary traces coat in its modern meaning to c. 1300, when it was written cote or cotte. The word coat stems from Old French and then Latin cottus. [2] It originates from the Proto-Indo-European word for woolen clothes.
La Côte (French pronunciation: [la kot], lit. ' The Slope ') is part of the sloping Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman) north shore, stretching from Nyon to Lausanne in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. Known for its vineyards, the area has views towards the high Alps across the lake. [citation needed]