couple-close \cou"ple-close`\ ku^p"'lkl=os`, n.; pl.
   couple-closes ku^p"'lkl=o"se^z.
   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.
      1913 webster

   2. arch. a pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed
      at their feet, or with a collar beam. engl.
      1913 webster
see also:
couple-closes