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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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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…Co-ër'çive, a. p. 247Compelling, or having power to compel; compulsory. Coercive power can only influence us to outward practice. Warburton.Co-ër'çive-ly, adv. p. 247By coercion or constraint.Cō/-es-sen'tial, a. p. 247Partaking of the same essence. We bless and magnify that co-essential Spirit, eternally proceeding from both [the Father and Son]. Hooker.Cō'-es-sĕn′ti-ăl′i-ty, n. p. 247Participation of the same essence. Johnson.Cō'-es-sēn′tial-ly, adv. p. 247In a co-essential manner.Cō'-es-täb'lish-ment, n. p. 247Joint establishment.Cō'-es-tāte', n. p. 247An estate or state of equal rank, or estate in alliance.Cō'-e-tā'ne-an, n. p. 247A person of the same age with another. [Obs.] “A neighbor and co-etanean of the late earl of Southampton.” Aubrey.Cō'-e-tā'ne-oūs, a. p. 247Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time; — with to or with. “Cœtaneous, and co-essential to all reasonable natures.” Hammond.Cō′-e-tā′ne-ōūs-ly, adv. p. 247Of or from the same age or beginning. Dwight.Cō′-e-tēr′nal, a. p. 247Equally eternal. Hail, holy light! offspring of heaven first born, Or of the eternal, co-eternal beam, May I express thee unblamed? Milton.Cō′-e-tér′nal-ly, adv. p. 247With equal eternity. Hooker.Cō′-e-tēr′ni-ty, n. p. 247Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being; equal eternity. Hammond.Co-ē′val, a. p. 247Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time; of equal age; — usually followed by with, sometimes by to. Silence! coeval with eternity! Thou wert ere nature first began to be. Pope.Co-ē'val, n. p. 247One of the same age; one who begins to exist at the same time. O, my coevals! remnants of yourselves, Poor human ruins, tottering o'er the grave. Young.Co-ē′voŭs, a. p. 247The same as COEVAL. South.Cō′-ex-ēc′ū-tor, n. p. 247A joint executor.Cō′-ex-ēc′ū-trīx, n. p. 247A joint executrix.Cō′-ex-īst′, v. i. p. 247To exist at the same time; — followed by with. Of substances no one has any clear idea, further than of certain simple ideas co-existing together. Locke. So much purity and integrity . . .…Cō'-ex-īst'ence, n. p. 247Existence at the same time with another; — followed regularly by with. “Without the help, or so much as the co-existence, of any condition.” Bp. Taylor.Cō′-ex-īst′ent, a. p. 247Existing at the same time with another. “The law of co-existent vibrations.” Whewell.Cō-ēx-īst'ing, a. p. 247Existing at the same time with another; simultaneous; — regularly followed by with. Locke.Cō'-ex-pānd', v. i. p. 247To expand equally, or over the same space.Cō′-ex-tēnd′, v. t. p. 247To extend through the same space or duration with another; to extend equally. According to which the least body may be co-extended with the greatest. Boyle.Cō′-ex-tēn′sion, n. p. 247The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended. Hale.Cō′-ex-tēn′sive, a. p. 247Equally extensive; having equal extent. If, therefore, mediate knowledge be in propriety a knowledge, consciousness is not co-extensive with knowledge. Sir W. Hamilton.Cō′-ex-tēn′sive-ly, adv. p. 247Of equal extent.Cō′-ex-tēn′sive-ness, n. p. 247Equal extension or extent.Cōff, n. p. 247The offal of pilchards. [Prov. Eng.]Cōf′fee, n. p. 247The berries of a tree belonging to the genus Coffea, growing in Arabia, Persia, and the warm climates of Asia and America. There are two species, C. Arabica, and C. occidentalis. The flowers grow in…Cōf′fee-house, n. p. 247A house of entertainment, where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and where men meet for conversation. 2. An inn. [Rare.] “The coffee-house must not be dismissed with a cursory…Cŏf'fee-măn, n. p. 248One who keeps a coffee house. Addison.Cŏf'fee-mill, n. p. 248A small mill or machine for grinding coffee.Cŏf'fee-pŏt, n. p. 248A covered pot in which coffee is boiled, or in which it is brought upon the table for drinking.Cŏf'fee-rōōm, n. p. 248A room in an inn where coffee or other refreshments may be obtained.Cŏf'fer, n. p. 248A chest or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuables. In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns. Shak. 2. (Fig.) Treasure or funds. He would discharge it without any burden to…Cŏf'fer, v. t. p. 248To place in a coffer. Bacon.Cŏf'fer-dăm, n. p. 248(Engin.) A water-tight inclosure or box of timber placed in the bed of a river, or some like position, for the purpose of excluding the water during the progress of some work, such as a wharf, or an…Cŏf'fer-er, n. p. 248One who puts something into a coffer. 2. A principal officer of the royal household, next under the controller, charged with the oversight of the other officers of the household. [Eng.] The cofferer…Cŏf'fer-work, n. p. 248(Masonry.) Rubble work faced with stone. Francis.Cŏf'fin, n. p. 248The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial. My heart is in the coffin there with Cæsar. Shak. His body was ... laid with great privacy under the nave of Westminster Abbey. Only three…Cŏf'fin, v. t. p. 248To put into, or inclose in, a coffin. Shak. Donne.