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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-lū'vi-ēs, n. sing. & pl. p. 252A mixed mass of refuse matter; filth.Cōl'ly, n. p. 252The black grime or soot of coal or burnt wood. [Written also collow.] Burton.Cŏl'ly, v. t. p. 252To render black or dark, as if with coal smut. Nor hast thou collied thy face enough. B. Jonson. Brief as the lightning in the collied night. Shak.Cōl'ly, n. p. 252A variety of dog much esteemed by Scotch shepherds. [Written also collie.]Cōl'ly-bist, n. p. 252One who changes money; a money-broker. [Obs.] “In the faces of these guilty collybists.” Bp. Hall.Col-lȳr'i-ūm, n. p. 252(Med.) (a.) A preparation of medicine in a solid state, having a long and cylindrical form, designed to be inserted into some of the openings of the body, as the nostrils. [Obs.] (b.) An application…Cōl'o-cynth, n. p. 252(Med.) The coloquintida, or bitter apple of the shops; the spongy part or pith of the fruit of a species of cucumber (Cucumis colocynthis). It has a bitter, nauseous, and acrimonious taste, and is a…Cōl'o-gynth'ine, n. p. 252(Chem.) The active medicinal principle of the colocynth. Gregory.Co·lōgne', n. p. 252A perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol, and certain aromatic oils, used in the toilet;—so called because originally made in Cologne.Co-lōgne'-ēarth, n. p. 252(Min.) An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown coal. Dana.Cō'lon, n. p. 252(Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends from the cœcum to the rectum. [See Illust. of Digestion.] Dunglison. 2. (Gram.) A point or character formed thus [:], marking a pause greater…Co-lōne', n. p. 252A clown; a rustic. [Obs.] “A country colone toil and moil.” Burton.Colonel, n. p. 252(Mil.) The chief commander of a regiment of troops; the officer next below a brigadier-general.Colonel, v. i. p. 252To play the colonel; to rove about as a knight-errant. [Low.] When he forsook the peaceful dwelling, And out he went a coloneling. Hudibras.Colonel-cy or Colonel-ship, n. p. 252(Mil.) The office, rank, or commission of a colonel.Cōl'o-ner, n. p. 252A colonist. [Obs.] Holland.Co-lō'ni-al, a. p. 252Pertaining to a colony; as, colonial government. “A passion for colonial traffic.” Macaulay.Co-lōn'i-al, a. p. 252Of, or pertaining to, husbandmen. [Obs.] Colonial services were those which were done by ceorls or socmen (that is, husbandmen) to their lords of all sorts. Spelman.Cōl'o-nist, n. p. 252A member or inhabitant of a colony.Cōl'o-nī'tis, n. p. 252(Med.) Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the colon; dysentery; colitis.Cōl'o-ni-zā'tion, n. p. 252The act of colonizing, or state of being colonized. The wide continent of America invited colonization. Bancroft.Cŏl'o-ni-zā'tion-ist, n. p. 252A friend to colonization, particularly to the colonization of Africa by emigrants from the colored population of the United States.Cŏl'o-nīze, v. t. p. 252To plant or establish a colony in; to people by colonies. Bacon.Cŏl'o-nīze, v. i. p. 252To remove and settle in a distant country; as, to colonize in India. Buchanan.Cŏl'on-nāde', n. p. 252(Arch.) A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals. ☞ When in front of a building, it is called a portico; when surrounding a building, a peristyle; when the rows of columns are double…Cōl'o-ny, n. p. 252A company of people transplanted from their mother country to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to the jurisdiction of the parent state, or their descendants, so long as they remain…Cōl'o-phā'ny, n. p. 252See COLOPHONY.Cōl'o-phēne, n. p. 252(Chem.) A viscid, colorless, oily liquid, obtained by distilling oil of turpentine with concentrated sulphuric acid.Cōl'o-phon, n. p. 252An inscription on the last page of a book, used before title-pages were introduced, and in some cases afterward, containing the place or year, or both, of its publication, the printer’s name, &c.Cŏl'o-pho-nīte or Co-lŏph'o-nīte, n. p. 252(Min.) A coarsely granular variety of garnet, of a resinous luster, and a reddish-yellow or brown color. Dana.Cōl'o-phō'ny or Cō-lōph'o-ny, n. p. 252The dark-colored resin obtained by the distillation of turpentine. Brande.Cōl'o-quin'ti-da, n. p. 252(Med.) The pith of the fruit of a species of cucumber. See COLOCYNTH.Cȯl'or, n. p. 252A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which the mind is capable of distinguishing individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects which are apprehended in…Cȯl'or, v. t. p. 252To change or alter the hue or tint of a body by dyeing, painting, or the like; to give color to, as to that which is colorless, or white; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain. The rays, to speak…Cȯl'or, v. i. p. 252To acquire color; to turn red, especially in the face; to blush.Cȯl'or-a-ble, a. p. 252Designed to cover or conceal; specious; plausible; giving an appearance of right or justice. “Colorable pretense for infidelity.” Stillingfleet. “Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken…Cȯl'or-a-ble-ness, n. p. 252Speciousness; plausibleness.Cȯl'or-a-bly, adv. p. 252With a fair external appearance; speciously. Bacon.Cȯl'or-ate, a. p. 252Colored; dyed or tinged with some color. [Obs.] Ray.Cȯl'or-ā'tion, n. p. 252The act or practice of coloring, or the state of being colored. Bacon.Cȯl'or-a-tūre, n. p. 252(Mus.) A variation or shading of notes for the sake of harmony, which corresponds to the shading of colors for the sake of beauty or some other effect.Cȯl'or-blīnd, a. p. 252Having an imperfect appreciation of color.Cȯl'or-blīnd'ness, n. p. 252An imperfect sensation or appreciation of colors; Daltonism. Brewster.Cȯl'ored, a. p. 252Having color. “A colored rainbow arched wide.” Spenser. 2. Having a specious appearance. Colored people, black people, Africans or their descendants, mixed or unmixed.Cȯl'or-ĭf'ic, a. p. 252Capable of communicating color or tint to other bodies; producing color.Cȯl'or-ĭst, n. p. 252One who colors; a painter who excels in giving color to his designs. “The great colorists of former times.” Malone.Cȯl'or-less, a. p. 252Destitute of color; transparent.Cȯl'or-măn, n. p. 252A vender of paints, &c. Simmonds.Cȯl'or-ser'ġeant, n. p. 252(Mil.) A non-commissioned military officer, who is the color-bearer of a regiment. [U. S.]Co-lŏs'sal or Cŏl'os-sē'an, a. p. 252Of enormous size; on a large scale; gigantic; as, a colossal statue. “A colossal stride.” Motley. “Colossean image.” Glover.Cŏl'os-sē'um, n. p. 252The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome. [Also written Coliseum.]Co-lŏs'sus, n. p. 252A gigantic statue; especially that at Rhodes, which stood at the entrance of the harbor. He doth bestride the narrow world Like a colossus. Shak. ☞ There is no authority for the statement that its…Co-lŏs'trum, n. p. 252(Med.) (a.) The first milk secreted after delivery. (b.) A mixture of turpentine and the yolk of an egg, used as an emulsion.Cŏl'pōrt-aġe, n. p. 252The distribution of religious books, tracts, &c., by colporteurs.Cŏl'pōrt-eur or Cŏl'pōrt-er, n. p. 252One who travels for the sale and distribution of religious tracts and books.Cŏl'staff, n. p. 253A staff for carrying burdens by two persons on their shoulders.Cōlt, n. p. 253The young of the equine genus of animals, or horse kind. 2. A young, foolish fellow; a person without experience or stability. Shak.Cōlt, v. i. p. 253To frisk or frolic like a colt. [Obs.] Spenser.Cōlt, v. t. p. 253To befool. [Obs.] Shak.Cōlt'er or Cōult'er, n. p. 253The fore iron of a plow, with a sharp edge to cut the earth or sod.