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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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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…Côr'ked, a. p. 294Having acquired taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked.Côrk'-fōs'il, n. p. 294(Min.) A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.Côrk'ing-pīn, n. p. 294A pin of a large size, formerly used in attaching a woman's head-dress to a cork mold. [Obs.] Swift.Côrk'-jâck'et, n. p. 294A jacket having thin pieces of cork inclosed within canvas, and used to aid in swimming.Côrk'screw, n. p. 294A screw to draw corks from bottles.Côrk'-tree, n. p. 294(Bot.) The variety of oak (Quercus suber) whose bark furnishes the cork of commerce.Côrk'y, a. p. 294Consisting of, or pertaining to, cork; resembling cork; dry and tough, like cork. Bind fast his corky arms. Shak.Côrm, n. p. 294(Bot.) A solid bulb. See CORMUS.Côr'mo-rant, n. p. 294(Ornith.) A genus of web-footed sea-birds, of the family Pelecanidæ, often called sea-raven, and characterized by great voracity. Baird. 2. A glutton, or gluttonous servant. B. Jonson.Côr'mus, n. p. 294(Bot.) A solid, bulbous root, like that of the Indian turnip, or crocus. [Written also corm.] Gray.Côrn, n. p. 294A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. ☞ In this sense it has a plural; as, three barley-corns make an inch. It is generally applied to edible seeds, which, when…Côrn, n. p. 294A hard, horn-like excrescence or induration of the skin on the toes or other parts of the feet. Gentlemen, welcome! ladies that have their toes Unplagued by corns, will have a bout with you. Shak.Côrn, v. t. p. 294To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; as, to corn beef. 2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder. 3. To supply or feed with…Cor-nā'ceoŭs, a. p. 294(Bot.) Relating to the genus Cornus, or to the plants included in it.Côr'nāge, n. p. 294(Law.) An ancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.Côr'na-mūte, n. p. 294A cornemuse. [Obs.] Drayton.Côrn'-bād'ger, n. p. 294A dealer in corn. [Eng.] See BADGER.Côrn'bĭnd, n. p. 294(Bot.) A species of Polygonum; climbing buckwheat. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.Côrn'brāsh, n. p. 294A coarse, shelly limestone, of the Bath oölitic strata, used in Wiltshire, Eng., to manure lands for the growth of corn. Dana.Côrn'-brĕad, n. p. 294A kind of bread or bread-cake made of the meal of Indian corn.Côrn'-cōck/le, n. p. 294(Bot.) A weed (Agrostemma githago), having bright flowers; common in corn-fields. Loudon.Côrn'-crāke, n. p. 294(Ornith.) A bird (Crex pratensis) which frequents corn-fields; the crake or land-rail; the corn-crow.Côrn'-cūt'ter, n. p. 294One who cuts corns or indurations of the skin. 2. A machine for reaping corn, or for cutting up stalks of corn for food of cattle.Côrn'-dŏdg'er, n. p. 294A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers. [U. S.] Bartlett.Côr'ne-ă, n. p. 294(Anat.) The strong, horny, transparent membrane which forms the front part of the eye.Côr'nel, n. p. 294(Bot.) A shrub and its fruit; dogwood, a species of Cornus (Cornus mascula); — called also cornel-cherry, cornelian cherry, and cornelian tree. ☞ It has a stem twenty feet high, branching and forming…Cor-nēl'ian, n. p. 294See CARNELIAN, the proper orthography.Côrne'mūse, n. p. 294A bagpipe. Drayton.Côr'ne-o-cal-cā're-oŭs, a. p. 294(Conch.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, as some shells. 2. Horny on one side, or part, and calcareous on the other.Côr'ne-oūs, a. p. 295Horn-like; consisting of a horny substance, or substance resembling horn; hard. Browne.Côr'ner, n. p. 295The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal. 2. The space between two converging lines or walls which meet in a point. 3. An inclosed place; a secret or retired…Côr'ner, v. t. p. 295To drive into a corner. 2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or necessary surrender; as, to corner a person in an argument.Côr'ner-căp, n. p. 295The chief embellishment or ornament. [Obs.] Thou makest the trimming, the corner-cap of society. Shak.Côr'nered, a. p. 295Having corners or angles.Côr'ner-stōne, n. p. 295The stone which lies at the corner of two walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially, the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an edifice; hence, that which is of great…Côr'ner-tōoth, n. p. 295One of the four teeth of a horse, between the middle teeth and the tushes.Côr'ner-wīşe, adv. p. 295Diagonally; with the corner in front; not parallel.Côr'net, n. p. 295(Mus.) (a.) A wind instrument blown with the mouth, originally curvilinear or serpentine in form, and increasing in diameter from the mouth-piece to the lower end. (b.) A species of trumpet used in…Côr'net-a-pĭs'ton, n. p. 295(Mus.) A brass, wind, musical instrument, like the French horn or the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods.Côr'net-çy, n. p. 295The commission or rank of a cornet.Côr'net-er, n. p. 295One who blows a cornet.Côr'neūle, n. p. 295(Zoöl.) One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates. Carpenter.Cōrn Ex-chāngē' p. 295A place of meeting for dealers in corn, where business is transacted by means of samples. Simmonds.Côrn'-flāg, n. p. 295(Bot.) A plant of the genus Gladiolus, of several species, bearing red or white flowers.Côrn'-flōor, n. p. 295A floor for corn, or for thrashing corn.Cōrn'-flow'er, n. p. 295A flower or plant growing among corn, as the blue-bottle, wild poppy, &c.Côr'nĭçe, n. p. 295(Arch.) Any molded projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, of a pedestal, of a door, window, or house. Gwilt. Cornice-ring, the ring on a…Côr'nĭçed, a. p. 295Having a cornice. Evelyn.Côr'ni-cle, n. p. 295A little horn. Browne.Cor-nĭc'ū-late, a. p. 295Horned; having horns. Henry More. 2. (Bot.) Having processes resembling small horns. Loudon.Cor-nif'ic, a. p. 295Producing horns.Côr'ni-fôrm, a. p. 295Having the shape of a horn.Cor-nī'g'er-ōus, a. p. 295Horned; having horns; as, cornigerous animals. Browne.Côr'nine, n. p. 295(Med.) A chemical substance obtained from the Cornus florida, having properties resembling those of quinine.Côrn'ing-house, n. p. 295A house or place where powder is granulated.Cōrn'ish, a. p. 295(Geog.) Pertaining to Cornwall, Eng.