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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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Col-lāpse', v. i. p. 250To fall together suddenly, as the two sides of a hollow vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to shrink up; as, a tube in a steam-boiler collapses.Col-läpse', n. p. 250A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel. 2. (Med.) A sudden falling of the vital powers, as at the beginning or close of a disease. Dunglison.Col-lāp’sion, n. p. 250A state of falling together; a state of closing or shrinking.Cŏl'lar, n. p. 250Any thing worn round the neck as part of a person's dress, or an animal's harness; a necklace for ornament or restraint; as, the collar of a coat; a dog's collar; a gold collar. 2. (Arch.) (a.) A…cŏl'lar, v. t. p. 250To seize by the collar. 2. To put a collar on. To collar beef, or other meat, to roll it up, and bind it close with a string. [Eng.]Cŏl'lar-age, n. p. 250A tax or fine laid on the collars of horses. [Eng.] Bailey.cŏl'lar-bēam, n. p. 250(Arch.) A horizontal piece of timber connecting and bracing two opposite rafters; — also called simply collar. Gwilt.Cŏl'lar-bōne, n. p. 250(Anat.) The clavicle; a bone shaped like the letter S, and placed transversely at the upper part of the thorax. It is joined at one end to the breast-bone, and at the other to the shoulder-blade.…Cŏl'lar-dāy, n. p. 250A day on which knights appear at court in their collars. Smart.cŏl'lared, a. p. 250Having a collar; ornamented with a collar. 2. Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared beef. Collared eels, eels cooked richly with spices and herbs, the name being derived from the…Col-lāt'a-ble, a. p. 250Capable of being collated.Col-lāte', v. t. p. 250To compare critically, noting the points in which things of a similar kind agree or disagree. I must collate it, word by word, with the original Hebrew. Coleridge. 2. To gather and place in order, as…Col-lāte', v. i. p. 250(Eccl.) To place in a benefice, as by a bishop. If the bishop neglects to collate within six months, the right to do it devolves on the archbishop. Encyc. Brit.Col·lăt'er·al, a. p. 250On the side of; adjacent; intermediately or subordinately connected; indirect; as, collateral pressure. If by direct or by collateral hand They find us touched, we will our kingdom give To you in…Col-lăt'er-al, n. p. 250A collateral relation or kinsman. 2. Security given in addition to a principal promise or bond.Col-lăt’er-al-ly, adv. p. 250Side by side; by the side. 2. In an intermediate or subordinate manner; indirectly. The will hath force upon the conscience collaterally and indirectly. Bp. Taylor. 3. In collateral relation; not in…Col-lăt'er-al-ness, n. p. 250The state of being collateral.Col-lā'tion, n. p. 250The act of bringing or laying together and comparing; a comparison of one copy or thing of a like kind with another; as, the collation of one book, or sheet, or manuscript, with another. Pope. 2. The…Col-lā'tion, v. i. p. 250To partake of a collation; to lunch. [Obs.] Evelyn.Col-lā'tion-er, n. p. 250(Print.) One who examines the sheets or pages of a book that has just been printed, to ascertain whether they are correctly printed, paged, &c.Cōl·la-tĭ'tiōus, a. p. 250Done by the distribution of money. [Obs.] Bailey.Col-lā'tive, a. p. 250Passing or held by collation;—said of livings of which the bishop and the patron are the same person.Col-lā'tor, n. p. 250One who collates or compares manuscripts or copies of books. Addison. 2. (Eccl. Law.) One who collates to a benefice. Ayliffe. 3. One who confers any benefit.Col-laud', v. t. p. 250To join in praising. [Obs.] Cowell.Cŏl'lēague, n. p. 250One who is united with another in the discharge of some duty; a partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office. The regents, upon demise of the crown, would keep the peace without…Col-lēague', v. t. or i. p. 250To unite with in the same office; to associate with another or with others. Shak.Cōl'lēague-ship, n. p. 250Partnership in office. Milton.Col-lēct', v. t. p. 250To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring together. A band of men. Collected choicely from each county. Shak. ’Tis memory alone that enriches the mind by preserving what our labor and…Col-lĕct', v. i. p. 251To be assembled together; to accumulate; as, sand or snow collects in banks. 2. To infer; to conclude. “Whence some collect that the former word imports a plurality of persons.” South.Cŏl'lect, n. p. 251A short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a particular day or occasion, and read together with other parts of the church service. ☞ “The use of the term being very ancient, it is difficult, if not…Cŏl'lec-tā'ne-a, n. pl. p. 251Passages selected from various authors; miscellany; collections; anthology; chrestomathy. Brande.Cŏl'lec-tā'ne-ous, a. p. 251Gathered; collected.Col-lēct'ed, a. p. 251Not disconcerted; cool; firm; composed.Col-lect'ed-ly, adv. p. 251In a collected manner; composedly; coolly.Col-lēct'ed-ness, n. p. 251A collected state of the mind; recovery from surprise.Col-lēct'i-ble, a. p. 251Capable of being collected, gathered, or inferred.Col-lĕc'tion, n. p. 251The act of collecting or gathering. 2. That which is gathered or drawn together. “Expanded and open collections of moisture.” Whewell. “A collection of letters purporting to have been written by that…Cŏl/lec-tĭ'tiŏŭs, a. p. 251Gathered up. [Obs.] Bailey.Col·lēct′ive, a. p. 251Formed by gathering; gathered into a mass, sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the whole collective body of a nation. Hoadley. 2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. “Falsities…Col-lēct'ive-ly, adv. p. 251In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate; unitedly.Col-lēct'ive-ness, n. p. 251A state of union; mass.Col-lēct’or, n. p. 251One who collects or gathers things which are scattered or separate; especially, one who makes a business of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, and the like. The best English…Col-lĕc'tor-ship or Col-lĕc'tor-ate, n. p. 251The office of a collector of customs or taxes. 2. The jurisdiction of a collector.Col-lēg'a-ta-ry, n. p. 251(Law.) A person who has a legacy left to him, in common with one or more other persons. Johnson.Cŏl'le'ge, n. p. 251A collection, body, or society of men invested with certain rights or engaged in common pursuits; as, a college of heralds; a college of electors; a college of bishops. Hook. I would the college of…Col-lē'gi-al, a. p. 251Relating or belonging to a college; having the properties of a college.Col-lē'gi-an, n. p. 251A member of a college, particularly of a literary institution so called; an inhabitant of a college; a collegiate. Johnson.Col-lē'ġi-ate, a. p. 251Pertaining to, or resembling, a college; as, collegiate studies; a collegiate society. Johnson. Collegiate church. (a.) A church built and endowed for a body corporate, consisting of a presiding…Col-lē'ġi-ate, n. p. 251A member of a college. Burton.Cŏl'let, n. p. 251A small collar or neck-band. [Obs.] Foxe. 2. The part of a ring in which the stone is set. How full the collet with his jewel is! Cowley. 3. (Bot.) A collar. See COLLAR.Cŏl'le-tē'ri-al, a. p. 251Of, or belonging to, the colleterium of insects. R. Owen.Cōl'le-tē'rĭ-um, n. p. 251(Entom.) An organ, in the females of insects, containing a whitish gluten for cementing together the ejected ova. Dana.Col-lēt'ic, n. p. 251An agglutinant.Col-līde′, v. i. p. 251To strike or dash against each other; to strike or dash;—followed by with.Cŏl'lie, n. p. 251See COLLY.Cŏl'lier, n. p. 251A digger of coal; one who works in a coal-mine. 2. A coal merchant, or dealer in coal. Bacon. 3. A vessel employed in the coal trade.Cŏll'ier-y, n. p. 251The place where coal is dug. See COLLIERY. 2. The coal trade.Cōl'li-flow-er, n. p. 251See CAULIFLOWER.Cŏl'li-gāte, v. t. p. 251To tie or bind together. [Obs.] “The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.” Nicholson.Cŏl'li-gā'tion, n. p. 251A binding together. Browne.