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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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Cŏck'swain, n. p. 246(Naut.) The person who steers or pulls the after oar in a boat, and who, in the absence of an officer, commands it. Totten.Cŏck'-weed, n. p. 246A plant; pepperwort. Johnson.Cō'cōa, n. p. 246(Bot.) A palm-tree producing the cocoa-nut (Cocos nucifera). It grows in nearly all tropical countries, attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet. The trunk is without branches, and has a tuft of…Co-cōōn', n. p. 246An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm just before leaving the larval state, and from these the silk of commerce is…Co-cōōn'er-y, n. p. 246A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons.Cŏc'ti-ble, a. p. 246Capable of being baked or boiled.Cŏc'tĭle, a. p. 246Made by baking, or exposing to heat, as a brick.Cŏc'tion, n. p. 246The act of boiling. Boyle. 2. (Med.) (a.) The process of alteration undergone in the digestive organs by food. [Obs.] (b.) The alteration experienced by morbific matter before elimination. Dunglison.Cō'cus-wŏŏd, n. p. 246A West Indian wood, used for making flutes and other musical instruments.Cŏd, n. p. 246Any husk, envelope, or case, containing the seeds of a plant; a pod. Mortimer. 2. A bag; especially a small bag for containing perfumes. [Obs.] Halliwell. 3. The scrotum, or bag-like integument…Cŏd, n. p. 247(Ichth.) (a.) A species of fish of the Gadus family, and species Morrhua vulgaris, inhabiting the northern seas, and especially the Banks of Newfoundland, in immense quantities. (b.) A species of the…Cō'dā, n. p. 247(Mus.) A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a composition. They may usually be omitted at pleasure.Cód'ded, a. p. 247Inclosed in a cod. Mortimer.Cŏd'dle, v. t. p. 247To parboil, or soften by the heat of water. It [the guava-fruit] may be coddled, and it makes good pies. Dampier. 2. To make much of; to treat with tenderness. How many of our English princes have…Ĕd'dy-mŏd'dy, n. p. 247A gull in the plumage of its first year.Cōde, n. p. 247An orderly collection, system, or digest of laws; a compilation or collection of laws by public authority; — originally used of the collection of laws, &c., made by Theodosius the younger; but, by…Co-dē′ine, n. p. 247(Chem.) An alkaloid obtained from opium, and one of its active medicinal principles. Gregory.Co-dĕt'tȧ, n. p. 247(Mus.) A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part of either.Cō'dex, n. p. 247A manuscript; a book; a code.Cŏd'-fish, n. p. 247Same as Cod.Cŏd'-fish'er, n. p. 247A person or a vessel employed in taking cod-fish.Cŏd'-fish'er-y, n. p. 247The business of fishing for cod.Cŏd'ger, n. p. 247A covetous or mean person. 2. A singular or odd old person.Cŏd'i-cal, a. p. 247Pertaining to a codex, or to a code.Cŏd'i-çĭl, n. p. 247A supplement to a will.Cŏd'i-çĭl'la-ry, a. p. 247Of the nature of a codicil.Cō'di-fi-cā'tion, n. p. 247The act or process of reducing laws to a code or system.Cō'di-fī'er, n. p. 247One who forms or reduces to a code.Cō'di-fy, v. t. p. 247To reduce to a code or digest, as laws.Co-dīl'ā, n. p. 247(Com.) The coarsest part of hemp or flax sorted out by itself. McCulloch.Co-dille', n. p. 247A term at ombre, when the game is won, “Just in the jaws of ruin and codille.” Pope.Cōd'ist, n. p. 247A maker of codes; a codifier.Cŏd'le, v. t. p. 247See CODDLE.Cŏd'lin or Cŏd'ling, n. p. 247An immature apple. “A codling when ’tis almost an apple.” Shak. “In cream and codlings reveling with delight.” King.Cŏd'ling, n. p. 247A young cod.Cōd'-piēce, n. p. 247A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made very conspicuous, and sometimes indelicate in appearance. Fosbroke.Co-ef'fi-ca-cy, n. p. 247Joint efficacy; the power of two or more things acting together to produce an effect. Browne.Cō-ef-fī'cien-cy, n. p. 247Co-operation; joint power of two or more things or causes acting to the same end. Glanville.Cō-ef-fī'cient, a. p. 247Co-operating; acting in union to the same end.Cō-ef-fi'cient, n. p. 247That which unites in action with something else to produce the same effect. 2. (Math.) A number or known quantity put before letters or quantities, known or unknown, to show how many times they are…Cō-ef-fi'cient-ly, adv. p. 247By co-operation.Cōe'hōrn, n. p. 247(Mil.) A small bronze mortar, so named from its inventor, Baron Coehorn. It is mounted on a wooden block, with handles, and is capable of being carried by two men for short distances.Cœl'a-cänth, a. p. 247(Zööl.) Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes. Dana.Co-ēld'er, n. p. 247An elder of the same rank. Trapp.Cō'-e-lĕc'tion, n. p. 247Joint election.Cœ'li-ac or Cē'li-ac, a. p. 247Pertaining to the belly, or to the intestinal canal. Cœliac artery (Anat.), the artery which issues from the aorta just below the diaphragm.—Cœliac passion (Med.), a flux or diarrhea of undigested…Cœl'o-spĕrm’ous, a. p. 247(Bot.) Having seeds curved on the inner side, by the bending inward toward each other of the top and bottom, as some umbelliferous plants. Henslow.Cō-ēm'p'tion, n. p. 247The act of purchasing the whole quantity of any commodity. Bacon.Cœ'nes-thē'sis, n. p. 247Common sensation, or undistinguished sensation, supposed to depend on the ganglionic system, acting through the muscles or viscera, as distinguished from the special sensations which are located in…Cō'-en-joy', v. t. p. 247To enjoy together. Howell.Co-e'qual, a. p. 247Equal with another person or thing; of the same rank, dignity, or power. If once he come to be a cardinal, He’ll make his cap co-equal with the crown. Shak.Co-ē′qual, n. p. 247One who is equal to another.Cō'-e-qual'i-ty, n. p. 247The state of being equal with another; equality in rank, dignity, or power.Co-ē'qual-ly, adv. p. 247With joint equality.Co-ērce', v. t. p. 247To restrain by force; to compel; to constrain; to repress; as, to coerce obedience. “To be coerced his liberty until he makes payment.” Burke. A prisoner of war is on no account to be coerced with…Co-ër'ci-ble, a. p. 247Capable of being, or deserving to be, compelled.Co-ër'ci-ble-ness, n. p. 247The state of being coercible.Co-ēr'cion, n. p. 247The act or process of compelling or restraining; restraint. South.Co-ër'ci-tive, a. p. 247Serving to coerce or restrain. Without a coercitive power there can be no government. Bp. Taylor.Coercitive or coercive force p. 247the power or force which in iron or steel produces a slowness or difficulty in imparting magnetism to it, and also interposes an obstacle to the return of a bar to its natural state when active…