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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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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.Cŏb, n. p. 245The top or head; hence, that which is at the top, or is large, round, &c. Gifford. 2. A person in some way at the top, or distinguished, as for influence or wealth; a rich, covetous person. “The rich…Cŏb, v. t. p. 245To strike or pull by the ears or hair. 2. (Mining.) To break into large pieces with hammers, as ore, in order to separate it from the refuse part. 3. (Naut.) To punish by striking on the buttocks…Cō'balt, n. p. 245(Metal.) A metal of a reddish-gray color, brittle, difficult of fusion, and having a specific gravity of about 7.8. It has not been found native, but is usually combined with arsenic, or its acid…Co-balt'ic, a. p. 245Pertaining to cobalt, or consisting of it; resembling cobalt, or containing it.Cō'balt-ite, n. p. 245(Min.) A crystallized mineral, of a nearly silver-white color, composed chiefly of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt. Dana.Cŏb'bing, a. p. 245Holding up the head above others; proud. [Obs.] “Among those famous, notorious cobbing fools.” Withal, 1608.Cŏb'ble, n. p. 245A kind of fishing-boat. See COBLE.Cŏb'ble or Cŏb'ble-stōne, n. p. 245A rounded fragment, as of stone, coal, &c.; a large pebble; a cob; as, a pavement of cobble-stones. Their hands shook swords, their slings held cobbles round. Fairfax.Cŏb'ble, v. t. p. 245To make or mend coarsely, as shoes; to botch; as, to cobble shoes. Shak. 2. To make or do clumsily or badly; as, to cobble rhymes. Dryden.Cŏb'bler, n. p. 245A mender of shoes. Addison. 2. A clumsy workman. Shak. 3. A beverage composed of wine, sugar, lemon, and ice finely broken up, sucked through a straw or similar tube.Cŏb'by, a. p. 245Stout; hearty; lively. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. Headstrong; obstinate. [Obs.] Brockett.Cŏb'eal, n. p. 245A sandal worn by ladies in the East.Cŏb'-cōals, n. pl. p. 245Large round coals;—called also cobbles. Grose.Cō'-bel-lig'er-ent, a. p. 245Carrying on war in conjunction with another power; ordinarily, in accordance with some previous arrangement or stipulation.Cō'-bel-lig'er-ent, n. p. 245A nation or state that carries on war in connection with another.Cŏb'-i-ron, n. p. 245An andiron with a knob at the top. Bacon.Cō'bish'op, n. p. 245A joint or coadjutant bishop. Ayliffe.Cŏb'le, n. p. 245A boat used in the herring fishery.Cŏb'bloaf, n. p. 245A loaf that is either large, or crusty, irregular, and much rounded at top.Cŏb'nŭt, a. p. 245A large nut. 2. (a.) A game played by children with nuts. (b.) The winning nut in the game.Co-bōose', n. p. 245See CABOOSE.Cō'bra de ca-pĕl'lo, n. p. 245(Zoöl.) The hooded snake (Naja tripudians), a highly venomous reptile inhabiting the East Indies.Cŏb'stōne, n. p. 245Same as COBBLE.Cŏb'swan, n. p. 245A large swan. B. Jonson.Cŏb'-wăll, n. p. 245A wall made of unburnt clay, mixed with straw. Brande.Cŏb'wĕb, n. p. 245The net-work spread by a spider to catch its prey. The spider . . . fell presently to her net-work of drawing cobwebs up and down. L'Estrange. 2. Any snare or device intended to entrap; especially…Cŏb'wĕbbed, a. p. 245Covered with cobwebs. “The cobwebbed cottage, with its ragged wall.” Young. 2. (Bot.) Covered with loose hairs, as if with cobwebs. Loudon.Cŏb'wĕb'by, a. p. 245Covered with cobwebs, or that which resembles cobwebs.Cō'cȧ, n. p. 245A highly stimulating narcotic, the dried leaf of the Erythroxylon coca, a plant found wild in Peru. Johnston.Coc-āgne', n. p. 245An imaginary country of idleness, luxury, and delight. 2. The land of cockneys;—a term applied to London and its suburbs. Smart.Coc-çĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 245Bearing or producing berries; bacciferous; as, cocciferous trees or plants. Quincy.Cŏc'co-līte, n. p. 245(Min.) A variety of augite or pyroxene, consisting of coarse grains rather loosely aggregated. It is usually green, but sometimes white. Dana.Cŏc'cu-lŭs Ĭn'di-cŭs, n. p. 245(Bot.) The fruit or berry of the Anamirta cocculus, a climbing plant of the East Indies. It has narcotic and stimulating qualities, and is used in the form of a paste to intoxicate fish, also to give…Cŏc'cus, n. p. 245(Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit. Gray. 2. (Zoöl.) A genus of insects, called scale-insects, as the plant-lice, the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti), and the like. Baird.