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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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Cŏt'ton, n. p. 300A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, growing in the capsules or pods of the Gossypium, or cotton-plant. 2. Cloth made of cotton. Cotton velvet, velvet in which the warp and woof are both of…Cŏt'ton, v. i. p. 300To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does. It cottons well; it can not choose but bear A pretty nap. Family of Love. 2. To go on prosperously; to succeed. [Obs.] Now, Hephestion, does not this matter…Cŏt'ton-āde, n. p. 300A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton.Cŏt'ton-a-ry, a. p. 300Relating to, or composed of, cotton; cottony. [Obs.] “Cottonary and woolly pillows.” Browne.Cōt'ton-gĭn, n. p. 300A machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by Eli Whitney.Cōt'ton-grăss, n. p. 300(Bot.) A genus of plants (Eriophorum) which has seeds covered with silky tufts of a cotton-like substance. Loudon.Cōt'ton-ōc'ra-cy, n. p. 300The cotton planters, or cotton-planting interest, in the Southern States of the American Union. [Colloq. U. S.]Cŏt'ton-oŭs, a. p. 300Resembling cotton. [R.] Evelyn.Cŏt'ton-plant, n. p. 300(Bot.) A plant of the genus Gossypium, of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce; the common species, originally Asiatic, is G. herbaceum.Cŏt'ton-prĕss, n. p. 300A machine for pressing cotton into bales.Cōt'ton-rōse, n. p. 300(Bot.) A genus of plants (Filago) covered with delicate threads. Loudon.Cōt'ton-shrŭb, n. p. 300Same as COTTON-PLANT.Cŏt'ton-thĭs'tle, n. p. 300(Bot.) A this-tle-like plant of the genus Onopordum. Loudon.Cŏt'ton-wāste, n. p. 300The refuse of cotton-mills.Cŏt'ton-weed, n. p. 300(Bot.) A plant, the Gnaphalium, or everlasting. Loudon.Cŏt'ton-wōōd, n. p. 300(Bot.) A tree of the poplar kind (Populus monilifera), found in the United States, especially in the south-west.Cŏt'ton-wool', n. p. 300Cotton in its raw or woolly state.Cŏt'ton-y, a. p. 300Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy. 2. Soft, like cotton.Cōt'trel, n. p. 300A trammel to support a pot over a fire.Cō'tun-nīte, n. p. 300(Min.) A mineral, consisting principally of chloride of lead, occurring in acicular crystals; — so called from a distinguished physician at Naples.Co-tōr'nix, n. p. 300(Ornith.) A genus of birds including the grouse, quail, and partridge.Cŏt'y-la or Cŏt'y-le, n. p. 300(Anat.) The cavity of a bone which receives the end of another in articulation. 2. (Zool.) One of the suctorial cups or disks on the arms of the cuttle-fish, by means of which it attaches itself to…Cŏt/y-lē'don, n. p. 300(Anat.) A cup-shaped, vascular body or lobe, as those which unite to form the placenta. 2. (Bot.) (a.) One of the seed-lobes of a plant, which involves and nourishes the embryo plant, and then…Cōt'y-lēd'o-nal, a. p. 300Having the form of a cotyledon.Cōt'y-lēd'o-noŭs, a. p. 300Pertaining to cotyledons; having a seed-lobe.Co-tyl'i-form, a. p. 300(Physiol.) Having the form of a cotyle; shaped like a cup, with a tube at the base.Cōt'y-līg'er-oŭs, a. p. 300Having cotyles or sucking cups. Dana.Cŏt'y-loid, a. p. 300Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh-bone.Couch, v. t. p. 300To lay down or deposit upon or in a bed, or other resting-place; to spread; to place; to adjust. Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain, Does couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.…Couch, v. i. p. 300To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose, “Where souls do couch on flowers, we'll hand in hand.” Shak. Fierce tigers couched around, and lolled their fawning tongues.…Couch, n. p. 300A place for rest or sleep; a bed or seat; any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, &c. Gentle sleep . . . why liest thou with the vile In loathsome beds, and leavest the kingly couch? Shak. Nor…Couch'an-cy, n. p. 300State of lying down for repose.Couch'ant, a. p. 300Lying down; squatting. 2. (Her.) Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleeping; — said of a lion or other beast. Couchant and levant…Cou'chee, n. p. 300Bed-time; hence, a visit received about bed-time; — opposed to levée. [Obs.] Dryden. “The duke's levee and couchées were so crowded that the antechambers were full. Burnett.Couch'er, n. p. 300One who couches. 2. (O. Eng. Law.) (a.) A factor resident in a country for traffic. (b.) The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts. [Obs.] Jacobs.Couch'-fēl'lōw, n. p. 300A bed-fellow; a companion in lodging. Shak.Couch'-grass, n. p. 300(Bot.) A species of grass (Triticum repens) which extends rapidly its creeping roots, and is very troublesome in fields, gardens, &c.; — called also twitch-grass, quick-grass, quick-grass…Couch'less, a. p. 300Having no couch or bed.Cou'dee, n. p. 300A measure of length; the distance from the elbow to the hand; a cubit.Cou'gar, n. p. 300(Zool.) A carnivorous quadruped of the American continent, of the genus Fēlis (Felis concolor, or Puma concolor of some naturalists);— called also puma and panther.Côugh, n. p. 300A violent effort of the lungs, usually attended with a harsh sound, to throw off irritating or injurious matter, by suddenly expelling air through the glottis; also, the repetition of such efforts…Côugh, v. i. p. 300To make a violent effort, attended with a harsh sound, to throw off obstructing or irritating matter from the throat or lungs, by expelling air forcibly through the glottis.Côugh, v. t. p. 300To expel from the lungs by a cough; to expectorate; — followed by up.Côugh'er, n. p. 300One who coughs.Cou'hage, n. p. 300See COWHAGE.Coul, n. p. 300A vessel or tub. See COWL. Halliwell.Could, imp. p. 300of can. Was able, capable, or susceptible. See CAN.Cou-lisse', n. p. 300A piece of timber having a groove in which something glides. 2. One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the space included between the side scenes. Capable of nothing higher than…Cōul'ter, n. p. 300Same as COLTER.Cōul'ter-nēb, n. p. 300(Ornith.) A sea bird, the Fratercula arctica; — so called from its beak being compressed near the point so as to resemble a coulter in form.Cou'ma-rīne', n. p. 300(Chem.) The concrete essence of the Tonka bean (Dipteris odorata).Coun'cil, n. p. 301[Fr. concile, Pr. concili, Sp., Pg., & It. concilio, from Lat. concilium, from concire, conciere, to bring or assemble together, from con and ciere, ciere, to move, excite, or call to. This word is…Coun'cil-bōard, n. p. 301Council-table; the table round which a council holds consultation. 2. The council itself, in deliberation or session.Coun'cil-ist, n. p. 301One who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion. I will be in three months an expert councilist. Milton.Coun'cil-man, n. p. 301A member of a council, especially of the common council of a city; a councilor.Coun'cil-or, n. p. 301A member of a council. ☞ The distinction between councilor, a member of a council, and counselor, one who gives counsel, was not formerly made, but is now very generally recognized and observed.Coun'cil-tā'ble, n. p. 301Council-board.Cō'-ŭn'der-stānd'ing, n. p. 301Mutual understanding. [Obs.]Cō-āne', v. t. p. 301To combine or unite. [Obs.] “Co-ened together.” Fellham.Cō'-ū-nite', v. t. p. 301To unite. [Obs.] Henry More.