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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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…Cōast'er, n. p. 244One who sails near the shore. 2. A vessel that is employed in sailing along a coast, or is licensed to navigate or trade from port to port in the same country.Cōast'-guārd, n. p. 244A custom-house force employed along the coast to prevent smuggling. [Eng.]Cōast'ing, a. p. 244Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast. Coasting trade, the trade which is carried on between the different ports of the same country, or under the same jurisdiction…Cōast'-line, n. p. 244The outline of a coast; shore-line.Coast'-wait'er, n. p. 245A custom-house officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods intended for the coast-trade. [Eng.] Ogilvie.Cōast′wise, adv. p. 245By way of, or along, the coast.Cōat, n. p. 245An outer garment worn by men upon the upper part of the body, over the waistcoat. 2. A petticoat; a garment worn by infants or young children;—usually in the plural. [Obs.] “A friend’s younger son, a…Cōat, v. t. p. 245To cover with a coat or outer garment. Jennyns. 2. To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin-foil; to coat a ceiling.Cōat'-ār'mor, n. p. 245Coats of arms; armorial ensigns. Blackstone.Cōat'-cārd, n. p. 245A card bearing a coated figure; viz., the king, queen, or knave. I am a coat-card indeed. — Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither king nor queen. Rowley.Cōat-tee', n. p. 245A coat with short flaps.Co-ā'tī, n. p. 245(Zool.) An animal of South America, of the genus Nasua, resembling the raccoon, but with a longer body and neck, shorter fur, smaller eyes, and a much greater elongation of the snout. Baird.Cōat'ing, n. p. 245A covering; lorication; any substance employed as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial. 2. Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings.Coat'-link, n. p. 245A pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to hold together the lappels of a coat. Simmonds.Coax, v. t. p. 245To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or fondling; to bring about by management; to wheedle; to soothe. Syn. — To wheedle; flatter; soothe; fawn.Cōax, n. p. 245A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] You are a brainless coax, a toy, a fop. Beau. & Fl.Coax-ā'tion, n. p. 245The act of croaking. [Rare.] H. More.Cōax'er, n. p. 245A wheedler; a flatterer.Coax'ing-ly, adv. p. 245By coaxing.