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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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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.Côr'del-ing, a. p. 293Twisting.Côrd'elle, n. p. 293A twisted cord; tassel. Halliwell. 2. A tow-line. The propelling power of the keel-boat is by oars, sails, setting-poles, the cordelle, &c. Flint.Côr'di-al or Côrd'ial, a. p. 293Proceeding from the heart; hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate. He . . . with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored. Milton. 2. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or…Côrd'i-al or Côrd'ial, n. p. 293Any thing that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates. Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. Dryden. 2. (Med.) That which cheers or invigorates; a medicine which increases strength, raises the…Cor-di-āl'i-ty or Cord-iāl'i-ty, n. p. 294Relation to the heart. [Obs.] Browne. 2. Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness. These ill-fated gentlemen had been received with apparent cordiality. Motley.Côr'di·al-īze or Cōrd'ial-īze, v. t. p. 294To render cordial.Côr'di·al-īze or Côrd'ial-īze, v. i. p. 294To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality; to harmonize. [Rare.]Côr'di-al-ly or Côrd'ial-ly, adv. p. 294With real affection; heartily; sincerely.Côr'di·al-ness or Côrd'ial-ness, n. p. 294Hearty good will; cordiality.Côr'di-fôrm, a. p. 294Having the form of the human heart; heart-shaped; cordate.Cor-dil/le-rā, n. p. 294(Geog.) A mountain ridge or chain.Cōr'di·ner, n. p. 294A cordwainer. [Obs.]Côr'don, n. p. 294A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor. 2. (Arch.) The edge of a stone on the outside of a building. Gwill. 3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp-wall, which projects beyond the face of…Côr'do-van, n. p. 294Spanish leather, or goat-skin tanned and dressed; cordwain.Côr'du-roy', n. p. 294A thick cotton stuff, corded or ribbed on the surface. Corduroy road, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places;—so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling…Cōrd'wāin, n. p. 294Spanish leather; goat-skin tanned and dressed. [Obs.] Buskins he wore of costliest cordwain. Spenser.Cōrd'wāin-er, n. p. 294A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker.Cōrd'-wood, n. p. 294Wood cut and piled for sale by the cord, in distinction from long wood; especially, wood cut to the length of four feet.Cōre, n. p. 294The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column or wall, of a boil, &c.; especially the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince. Whose core…Cōre, v. t. p. 294To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple. He's like a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out. Marston.Cō-rē'gent, n. p. 294A joint regent or ruler.Cō'-re-lā'tion, n. p. 294Corresponding relation.Cō-rēl'a-tive, a. p. 294Correlative.Cō're-ōp'sis, n. p. 294(Bot.) An American plant whose seed has two little horns at the end which give it the appearance of some insect. One species is used to dye cloth red. London.Cōr'er, n. p. 294That which cores; an instrument for coring fruit.Ebr'et, n. p. 294A kind of snail. Goldsmith.Côrf, n. p. 294A large basket for conveying coals in mines; also, a basket used for taking fish. Halliwell. 2. A temporary building; a shed. Jamieson.Côr'fûte, n. p. 294(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Corfu, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.Cō'ri-ā'ceous, a. p. 294Consisting of leather, or resembling leather; tough; leathery. 2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment.Cō'ri-ăn'der, n. p. 294(Bot.) A plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the seeds of which have a strong smell, and, in medicine, are considered as stomachic and carminative.Co-rin'don, n. p. 294The same as CORUNDUM.Côr'inth, n. p. 294(Geog.) A city of Greece. 2. A small fruit; a currant. [Obs.] The chief riches of Zante consist in corinths, which the inhabitants have in great quantities. Browne.Co-rin'thi-ae, a. p. 294Pertaining to Corinth.Co-rin'thi-an, a. p. 294Pertaining to Corinth. 2. (Arch.) Pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, the third order, characterized by a profusion of ornamentation. 3. Debauched in character or practice; impure.…Co-rin'thi-an, n. p. 294(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Corinth. 2. A debauched man; a wencher. [Obs.] Shak.Cō'ri-ām, n. p. 294Leather body-armor, formed of overlapping leaves or scales, worn by Roman soldiers, and those of other nations. ☞ Its use was continued in England till the reign of Edward I. Fosbroke. 2. (Anat.) The…Cō-rĭ'val, n. p. 294A rival; a competitor; a corrival. Shak.Cō-rī'val, v. t. p. 294To rival; to pretend to equal. Shak.Cō-rī'val-ry or Cō-rī'val-ship, n. p. 294Joint rivalry.Côrk, n. p. 294The outer bark of the cork tree (Quercus suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. 2. A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork. ☞ Cork is sometimes used erroneously for calk…Côrk, v. t. p. 294To stop with corks, as bottles, casks, &c. 2. To furnish with cork. “Corked stilts.” Hall. ☞ To cork is sometimes used erroneously for to calk, to furnish the shoe of a horse or ox with sharp points…