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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Co-ăg'ū-lā-ble, a. p. 244Capable of being coagulated. “Coagulable into a thick, white substance, not unlike a custard.” Boyle.Co-ăg'ū-lant, n. p. 244A substance which produces coagulation. Forsyth.Co-ăg'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 244To cause to change into a curd-like or inspissated state; — said of liquids; as, rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg.Co-ăg'ū-lāte, v. i. p. 244To undergo coagulation. Boyle. Syn.—To thicken; concrete; curdle.Co-ăg'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 244The act of changing from a liquid to a thickened, curd-like, semi-solid state, partly through some quality of the liquid, and not by evaporation alone; concretion.Co-ăg'ū-la-tive, a. p. 244Having the power to cause coagulation. “A salt . . . which seemed to have in it a coagulative power.” Boyle.Co-ăg'ū-lā'tor, n. p. 244That which causes coagulation. Arbuthnot.Co-ăg'ū-la-to-ry, a. p. 244Serving to coagulate; as, coagulatory effects. Boyle.Co-āg'ū-lūm, n. p. 244A coagulated mass, as curd, a clot of blood, &c.Cō-āid', n. p. 244A fellow-helper or assistant. Pope.Cōak, n. p. 244Mineral coal deprived of its volatile matter by heat. [Usually written coke.] Johnson. 2. The hole guarded by metal in a sheave through which the pin goes. Totten. 3. (Ship Carp.) A small…Tōak, v. t. p. 244(Ship Carp.) To unite, as timbers, by letting a projection of one into the other. Totten.Cōal, n. p. 244A completely charred, and extinguished or still ignited, fragment from burning wood; the substance made from wood by a smothered fire; charcoal. 2. (Min.) A black, or brownish black, solid…Cōal, v. t. p. 244To burn to coal or charcoal; to char. Bacon. 2. To mark or delineate with charcoal. Camden. 3. To supply with coal; as, to coal a steamer.Cōal, v. i. p. 244To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton.Cōal'-blăck, a. p. 244Black as a coal; very black. Dryden.Cōal'er-y, n. p. 244A coal-mine, coal-pit, or place where coals are dug, with the engines and machinery used in discharging the water and raising the coal.Cō'a-lĕsçe', v. i. p. 244To grow together; to unite, as separate bodies, or separate parts, into one body, as separate bones in an infant, or the fingers or toes. 2. To unite and adhere in one body or mass, by spontaneous…Cō'a-lĕs'çence, n. p. 244The act of growing together; the act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction; the state of being united; union; concretion.Cō'a-lés'cent, a. p. 244Growing together; uniting.Coal'-field, n. p. 244A bed of fossil coal. 2. A region where coal abounds.Coal'-fish, n. p. 244(Ichth.) A species of Gadus or cod (Merlangus carbonarius), a native of the Baltic, the Northern, and the Mediterranean Seas. It is a coarse fish, deriving its name from the dusky pigment which…Cōal'-fit/ter, n. p. 244A coal-broker who conducts the sale of coal between the owner of a pit and the shipper. [Eng.]Cōal'-for-mā'tion, n. p. 244(Geol.) The formation or group of strata in which coal is found.Cōal'-hēav'er, n. p. 244One who is employed in carrying coal, and especially in discharging it from ships.Cō'a-lite, v. t. p. 244To unite or coalesce. [Obs.] Bolingbroke.Cō'a-lĭ'tion, n. p. 244Union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms or particles. Bentley. 2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states having different…Cō/a-lĭ'tion-ĭst or Cō/a-lĭ'tion-er, n. p. 244One who joins or promotes a coalition.Cō'-al-lī'y, n. p. 244A joint ally; as, the subject of a co-ally. Kent.Cōal'-meas/ūre, n. p. 244The measure used in ascertaining the quantity of coal. 2. (pl.) (Geol.) Strata of coal with the attendant rocks.Coal'-mē'ter, n. p. 244One appointed to measure coals. Smart.Coal'-mouse, n. p. 244A small species of titmouse, with a black head.Cōal'-päss'er, n. p. 244One who passes coal to the furnace of a steam-engine.Cōal'-pit, n. p. 244A pit where coal is dug. 2. A place where charcoal is made. [U. S.]Cōal'-plānt, n. p. 244(Geol.) One of the fossil remains or impressions of plants found in connection with coal. Dana.Cōal'-scūt/tle, n. p. 244A utensil for holding coal.Coal'-ship, n. p. 244A ship employed in transporting coal.Coal'-stōne, n. p. 244A kind of cannel coal.Cōal'-tār, n. p. 244A thick, viscid substance, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal, as in gas-making, &c. It is used in making printer's ink, and for various other purposes. Tomlinson.Cōal'-whip'per, n. p. 244One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship. [Eng.] Simmonds. Here were colliers by the score and score, with the coal-whippers jumping off stages on deck, as counterweights to measures of coal…Cōal'-work, n. p. 244A coalery; a place where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal.Cōal'y, a. p. 244Pertaining to, or resembling, coal; containing coal; of the nature of coal. Milton.Cōm'ings, n. pl. p. 244(Naut.) The raised borders or edges of the hatches, made to prevent water from running into the lower apartments from the deck. [Written also combings.] Mar. Dict.Co'-an-nèx', v. t. p. 244To annex with something else.Cō/-ăp/pre-hĕnd’, v. t. p. 244To apprehend with another. [Rare.] Browne.Cō'ap-tā'tion, n. p. 244The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other. Boule.Co-āret′ or Co-āret′āte, v. t. p. 244To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] Agliffe.Co-ārct'ate, a. p. 244Pressed together. [Obs.] Humble.Cō-ārctā'tion, n. p. 244Confinement to a narrow space; restraint of liberty. [Obs.] Bacon. 2. Pressure; contraction. [Obs.] Ray. 3. The contraction in the width of a canal, &c.Cōarse, a. p. 244Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; gross; thick; rough; as, coarse sand; coarse hair; coarse thread; coarse cloth; coarse bread. 2. Not refined or nice; rough; rude; unpolished…Coarse'-grāined, a. p. 244Having a coarse grain, as wood; hence, wanting in refinement.Coarse'ly, adv. p. 244Without fineness or refinement; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly; meanly; without art or polish.Coars'en, v. t. p. 244To make coarse, or wanting in refinement; as, to coarsen one's character. [Rare.]Coarse'ness, n. p. 244The quality or state of being coarse; thickness; roughness; inelegance; meanness; grossness; as, coarseness of food; coarseness of manners or language. By the coarseness of the sackcloth they ranked…Cō-ār-tĭc-ū-lā'tion, n. p. 244(Anat.) The union or articulation of bones to form a joint.Cō'-as-sĕss'or, n. p. 244A joint assessor.Cō'-as-sūme', v. t. p. 244To assume together with another or others. Watsall.Cōast, n. p. 244The side of a thing. [Obs.] Newton. 2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border. [Obs.] From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your coast be.…Coast, v. i. p. 244To draw or keep near; to approach. [Rare.] Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. Shak. 2. To sail near a coast; to sail by or near the shore, or in sight of…Cōast, v. t. p. 244To draw near to; to keep by the side of. [Obs.] Hackluyt. 2. To sail by or near. [Obs.] Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to coast that shore. Browne. 3. To carry or conduct along a…