"Cote": A Traditional Indian Bed & Other Meanings

Primary Meaning: Indian Daybed

A cote (or charpoy) is a traditional Indian bed: low, wide wooden frame with woven rope/webbing support. Often intricately carved, sometimes with a canopy or mosquito net. Used with a separate mattress and bedding.

Secondary Meanings

• Small shelter/enclosure: Chicken coop, sheepfold, dove-cote.
• Communal group: Archaic usage for a tribe or community living together.

Context determines which sense applies.