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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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Coun'tri-fied, a. p. 303Having the appearance and manners of the country; rustic; rude. As being one who took no pride, And was a deal too countrified. Lloyd.Coûn’tri-fy, v. t. p. 303To render rustic; to cause to assume the manners of a rustic. C. Lamb.Coŭn’try, n. p. 303A tract of land; a region; — as distinguished from any other region, and with a personal pronoun, the region of one's birth, permanent residence, or citizenship. I might have learned this by my last…Coŭn'-try, a. p. 303Pertaining to the country or territory at a distance from a city; rural; rustic; as, a country town; the country party, as opposed to city. 2. Destitute of refinement; rude; ignorant; as, country…Coün'try-dănce, n. p. 303A dance in which the partners are arranged opposite to each other in lines.Coun'try-man, n. p. 303An inhabitant or native of a region. What countrymen, I pray? Of Mantua. Shak. 2. A fellow-inhabitant of a country; a co-resident; — used with a possessive pronoun. Alas! my friend, and my dear…Coŭn’try-sēat, n. p. 303A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from the city.Count'-wheel, n. p. 303The wheel in a clock which causes it to strike the hours correctly.Coūn’try-wom’an, n. p. 303A woman born, or who dwells, in the same country.Coun'ty, n. p. 303An earldom; the district or territory of a count or earl. [Obs.] 2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom, separated from the rest of the territory, for certain purposes in the…Coup de grâce p. 303The stroke of mercy by which an executioner ends the sufferings of one on the rack, &c., by death. Hence, a decisive, finishing stroke.Coup de main p. 303(Mil.) A rapid and unexpected attack or enterprise.Coup d'é-tat' p. 303(Politics.) A sudden, decisive blow; a stroke of policy.Coup d'œil p. 303A single view; glance of the eye. 2. (Mil.) That talent of rapid observation by which an officer, by a glance at a portion of ground, appreciates its importance, detects its strong and weak points…Coup de soleil p. 303(Med.) A stroke of the sun. See SUN-STROKE.Coupé, n. p. 303The front apartment of a French diligence; also, a similar apartment for three persons in front of the first carriage on railways in England. 2. A four-wheeled, close carriage for two persons inside…Cœu-pee', n. p. 303A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and raised from the ground, and with the other a motion is made forward. Chambers.Coup'le, n. p. 304That which links or connects two things together; a bond or tie; a coupler. [Obs.] It is of some sort with friends as it is with dogs in couples: they should be of the same size and humor.…Coûp'le, v. t. p. 304To link or connect together; to tie with one another; to join. Couple coming harms with sorrows past. Sidney. Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed…Coŭp'le, v. i. p. 304To come together as male and female; to form a sexual union.Coûp'le-bêg'gar, n. p. 304One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other.Coûp'le-clōse or Coûp'le-clōss, n. p. 304(Her.) An ordinary consisting of the fourth part of a chevron on either side of a whole chevron. 2. (Arch.) A pair of spars for a roof.Coŭp'le-ment, n. p. 304Union; a coupling. [Obs.] “Allied with bands of mutual couplement.” Spenser.Coûp'ler, n. p. 304That which couples, as a link or ring to hold together the crucible-tongs in founding. Coupler of an organ, a contrivance by which any two or more of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are…Coûp'let, n. p. 304Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other.Cou'pling, n. p. 304The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual union. 2. (Mach.) That which serves to couple or connect, as a hook, chain, or other contrivance; as, the coupling of railroad cars; any…Coŭp'ling-bŏx, n. p. 304(Mach.) A box or cylinder into which the ends of two shafts fit and are fastened for the purpose of connecting them in a line.Coŭp'ling-pĭn, n. p. 304A pin used for coupling or joining together railroad cars and other machinery.Cou'pon, n. p. 304(Com.) A certificate of interest due, printed at the bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, &c.), given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and presented for payment when the interest…Cou-pūre', n. p. 304(Mil.) A cut or excavation made across the parapet and terre-plein of a work.Cōu'rage, n. p. 304That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear or depression; valor; boldness; resolution. The king-becoming graces . . . devotion…Cōur'age, v. t. p. 304To inspire courage in; to encourage. [Obs.] Paul writeth unto Timothy . . . to courage him. Tyndale.Cou-rā'geōŭs, a. p. 304Possessing or characterized by courage; brave; bold; daring; intrepid. With this victory, the woman became courageous and proud. Stow. Syn.—Gallant; brave; daring; valiant; valorous; heroic…Cou-rā'geōus-ly, adv. p. 304In a courageous manner; bravely; boldly.Cou-rā'geōus-ness, n. p. 304The quality of courage; boldness; bravery; intrepidity; spirit; valor.Cou-rānt’, a. p. 304(Her.) Noting the representation of running, as by a horse, &c. Ogilvie.Cou-rānt' or Cou-rānt'o, n. p. 304A piece of music in triple time. 2. A lively kind of dance; coranto. 3. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.E'qu-rāp', n. p. 304(Med.) A distemper common in the East Indies, in which there is a perpetual irritation of the surface, and eruption, especially on the groin, breast, face, and under the arm-pits.Courb, v. i. p. 304To bend. [Obs.] Shak.Courb, a. p. 304Crooked. [Obs.] Gower.Cour'ba-rĭl, n. p. 304Anime, a resinous substance which flows from the Hymenæa courbaril, a tree of South America. It has been employed in medicine, but its chief use is in the composition of varnish.Courche, n. p. 304A square piece of linen used formerly by women instead of a cap; a kerchief. [Scot.] [Written also curch.] Jamieson.Cou'ri-er, n. p. 304A messenger sent with haste for conveying letters or dispatches, usually on public business. “He his swift couriers sends.” Drayton. 2. A name often given to a newspaper, as conveying intelligence…Course, n. p. 304The act of moving from one point to another; progress; advance. When his fair course is not hindered, He makes sweet music with the enameled stones. Shak. Some she arms with sinewy force, And some…Cōurse, v. t. p. 304To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue. We coursed him at the heels. Shak. 2. To run through or over. 3. To cause to run; to force to move with speed. To see the stag coursed…Cōurse, v. i. p. 304To run as if in a race, or in hunting; to move with speed. Swift as quicksilver, it courses through The natural gates and alleys of the bodies. Shak.Cōurs'er, n. p. 304One who courses or hunts. A leash is a leathern thong by which a courser leads his greyhound. Hammer. 2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer. The impatient courser pants in every vein. Pope. 3. One…Cōurs'ey, n. p. 304(Naut.) A space in a galley; a part of the hatches. Sherwood.Cōurt, n. p. 304An inclosed space; a yard or area; a recess surrounded by parts of a building. Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court, to which he had to climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy ladder…Court, v. t. p. 304To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to ingratiate one's self with; to pay court to. While the king was thus courting his old adversaries, the friends of the church were not…Cōurt, v. i. p. 305To act the courtier; to imitate the manners of the court. [Rare.] Laud.Coup-tailed, n. p. 305A horse or dog whose tail has been docked. 2. (Mil.) A kind of short gun used at sea.Cōurt'-băr'on, n. p. 305(Law.) An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, being an inseparable incident thereto, and holden by the steward within the manor; a baron's court;—now fallen into disuse.…Cōurt'-brĕd, a. p. 305Bred at court.Cōurt'-breed'ing, n. p. 305Education at a court.Cōurt'-bŭb'ble, n. p. 305The trifle of a court; any thing worthless. Beau.Cōurt'-cārd, n. p. 305See COAT-CARD.Cōurt'-chāp'lain, n. p. 305A chaplain to a king or prince.Cōurt'-crāft, n. p. 305Artifice; political stratagem; finesse. Bolingbroke.Cōurt'-cŭp'board, n. p. 305A movable closet or buffet in which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special occasions. Away with the joint-stools, remove the court-cupboard, look to the plate. Shak.