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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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Cŏp'y-hōld, n. p. 292(Eng. Law.) (a.) A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls made by the steward of the lord's court. Blackstone. (b.) Land held…Cōp'y-hōld'er, n. p. 292One who is possessed of land in copy-hold.Cŏp'y-ing-prēss, n. p. 293A machine for taking, by pressure, an exact copy of any manuscript recently written.Cŏp'y-ist, n. p. 293A copier; a transcriber; a plagiarist.Cŏp'y-right (-rīt), n. p. 293The legal right which an author has in his own original productions, especially the exclusive right of an author to print, publish, and vend his own literary works, for his own benefit, during a…Cōquel'i-cōt, n. p. 293[Bot.] The wild poppy, or red corn-rose. 2. The color of the wild poppy; a color nearly red, like orange mixed with scarlet.Co-quēt’, v. t. p. 293To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; or to treat with an appearance of tenderness or regard, with a view to deceive and disappoint. You are coquetting a maid of honor. Swift.Co-quēt', v. i. p. 293To trifle in love; to treat a person with an appearance of favor, but with a design to deceive and disappoint.Co-quĕt'ry, n. p. 293Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, with the design of deceiving; affectation of amorous advances; trifling in love. “Little affectations of coquetry.” Addison.Co-quĕtte', n. p. 293A vain, trifling female, who endeavors to attract admiration and gain matrimonial offers, from a desire to gratify vanity, and with the intention to reject her suitor; a jilt. The light coquettes in…Co-quēt′/tish, a. p. 293Practicing or exhibiting coquetry; befitting a coquette. “A pretty, coquettish housemaid.” W. Irving.Co-quêt'tish-ly, adv. p. 293In a coquettish manner.Co-quil'la-nŭt, n. p. 293(Bot.) The fruit of a Brazilian tree (Attalea funifera of Martius). ¶ Its shell is hazel-brown in color, very hard and close in texture, and is much used by turners in forming ornamental articles.Co-quim'bite, n. p. 293(Min.) A mineral consisting principally of sulphate of iron; white copperas;—so called because found in Coquimbo, Chili.Côr, n. p. 293A Hebrew measure of capacity, containing ten baths, equivalent to eleven and one ninth bushels; a homer. [Obs.]Co-rā'ci-as, n. p. 293(Ornith.) The roller; a genus of passerine birds related to the jays and crows.Cō'ra-cite, n. p. 293(Min.) A mineral consisting principally of the oxides of uranium, lead, and iron, but containing also small proportions of lime, silica, carbonic acid, and water. Dana.Cōr'a-cle, n. p. 293A boat used, in Wales, by fishermen, made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oil-cloth; a similar boat used by the ancient Egyptians.Cŏr'a-coid, n. p. 293(Anat.) A small, sharp process of the scapula, shaped like a crow’s beak. Dunglison.Cōr'a-coid, a. p. 293Shaped like a crow's beak.Cōr'al, n. p. 293The solid secretion of zoophytes, produced within the tissues of the polyps, and corresponding to the skeleton in higher animals. It consists almost purely of carbonate of lime. 2. A piece of coral…Cōr'aled, a. p. 293Having coral; covered with coral.Cōr'al-lā'ceoŭs, a. p. 293Like coral, or partaking of its qualities.Cōr'al-līf'er-oŭs, a. p. 293Containing or producing coral.Cŏr'al-li-fōrm or Cō-rā'l'li-fōrm, a. p. 293Resembling coral; forked and crooked.Cŏr'al-līg'e-noŭs, a. p. 293Producing coral; coralligerous. Humble.Cōr'al-līg'er-oŭs, a. p. 293Producing coral; coralliferous.Cŏr'al-līne, a. p. 293Consisting of coral; like coral; containing coral.Cōr'al-līne, n. p. 293(Bot.) A submarine, semi-calcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches, resembling some species of moss. 2. A piece of certain minute corals, growing in moss-like forms. Dana.Cōr'al-līn-ĭte, n. p. 293A fossil coralline.Cŏr'al-līte, n. p. 293A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral.Cŏr'al-lōid or Cŏr'al-lōid'al, a. p. 293Having the form of coral; branching like coral.Cŏr'al-loid, n. p. 293A species of minute corals called Escara. [Obs.] ☞ The term was also sometimes applied to the Gorgonias. 2. (Geol.) A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of…Cō-răl'lum, n. p. 293(Zoöl.) The coral or solid part of a zoophyte, whether composed of stone or horn, it being of the former in ordinary corals, and mainly of the latter in the Gorgonia, or sea-fan tribe. Dana.Cŏr'al-rāg, n. p. 293(Geol.) A rock formed largely of fossil corals, occurring in the middle oölite. Dana.Cŏr'al-rōōt, n. p. 293(Bot.) A species of plants of the genus Corallorhiza; — so called from its branched roots, which resemble coral; — called also coral-wort. Gray.Cōr'al-tree, n. p. 293(Bot.) A small tree, of several species, of the genus Erythrina, found in Africa and America. ☞ It is a shrubby, flowering plant, usually adorned with trifoliate or three-lobed leaves, and scarlet…Cōr'al-woŏd, n. p. 293A cabinet wood, which, when first cut, is yellow, but soon changes to a fine red or superb coral. It is hard, and receives a fine polish.Cōr'al-wort, n. p. 293(Bot.) A plant of certain species of Dentaria; — called also tooth-wort, or tooth-violet.Cō'ram nōn jū'di-çe p. 293Before one who is not a judge; before a court or judge having no jurisdiction over the particular case or subject matter.Cōr'-anāch, n. p. 293A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [Written also coranich, corrinach, coronach.] [Scot.]Co-rānt’ or Co-rān’to, n. p. 293A certain lofty, sprightly dance. [Obs.] It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. Temple. Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. Macaulay.Côrb, n. p. 293A basket used in coaleries. 2. (Arch.) An ornament in a building; corbel. 3. [Abbreviated from corban.] An alms-basket.Côr'ban, n. p. 293An alms-basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited. 2. (Jewish Antiq.) An offering, sacrifice, or oblation of any kind, devoted to God; an…Côrbe, a. p. 293Crooked. [Obs.] “On thy corbe shoulder it leans amiss.” Spenser.Côr'beil, n. p. 293(Arch.) A carved basket with sculptured flowers and fruits. 2. (Fort.) A little basket to be filled with earth, and set upon a parapet, to shelter men from the fire of besiegers. [Obs.]Côr'bel, n. p. 293(Arch.) (a.) The representation of a basket, sometimes set on the heads of caryatides. (b.) The vase or tambor of the Corinthian column;—so called from its resemblance to a basket. (c.) A short piece…Côr'bel, v. t. p. 293To use corbels in; to furnish with corbels.Côr'bel-tā'ble, n. p. 293(Arch.) A projecting course, as of masonry, used for supporting a battlement, parapet, or cornice, and resting on corbels. Gwilt.Côr'bil, n. p. 293The same as CORBEL.Côr'by, n. p. 293A raven. [Scot.]Côr'cle or Côr'cule, n. p. 293(Bot.) The heart of the seed, or rudiment of a future plant, attached to, and involved in, the cotyledons. It consists of the plume, or ascending part, and radicle, the simple descending part. Martyn.Côrd, n. p. 293A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together. 2. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; or a pile eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad, used for…Côrd, v. t. p. 293To bind with a cord or rope; to fasten with cords. 2. To pile up, as wood, for measurement and sale by the cord.Côrd'age, n. p. 293Ropes or cords;—used collectively; hence, any thing made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes, &c.Côrd'als, n. p. 293Same as CORDELLE.Côr'date, or Côr'dā-ted,, a. p. 293(Bot.) Having the form of a heart; heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf; cordated spots.Côr'date-ly, adv. p. 293In a cordate form.Côrd'ed, p. a. or a. p. 293Bound or fastened with cords. 2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord. 3. Made of cords; furnished with cords. 4. Striped or furrowed, as by cords. 5. (Her.) Bound about, or wound, with cords.Côr'de-liêr', n. p. 293(Eccl. Hist.) One of a religious order founded by St. Francis; a Gray friar. The Cordeliers wear a thick gray cloth cloak, with a girdle of rope or cord, tied with three knots.