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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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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.Cōurt'-day, n. p. 305A day in which a court sits to administer justice.Cōurt'-drĕss, n. p. 305A dress suitable for an appearance at court or levee.Cōurt'-drĕss'er, n. p. 305A flatterer. [Rare.] Locke.Cōurt'-ĕl'e-ment, n. p. 305The party of the court; the body of adherents to the court. Milton.Coûrt'e-oŭs, a. p. 305Of court-like or elegant and condescending manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; civil; obliging; well-bred; polite; complaisant. “A patient and courteous bearing.” Prescott. His…Coŭrt'e-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 305In a courteous manner.Coürt'e-oūs-ness, n. p. 305Civility of manners; obliging condescension; complaisance.Cōurt'er, n. p. 305One who courts; one who solicits in marriage. Sherwood.Cōurt'e-sān, n. p. 305A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.Cōurt'e-zān-ship, n. p. 305The state or character of a courtesan; harlotry.Cōurt'e-sy, n. p. 305Elegance and politeness of manners; civility; complaisance. Shepherd, I take thy word, And trust thy honest offered courtesy, Which oft is sooner found in lowly sheds With smoky rafters, than in…Cōurt'e'sy, n. p. 305A slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees, being the usual gesture of obedience, respect, or civility formerly performed by women. The lady drops a courtesy in token of…Cōurt'e'sy, v. i. p. 305To bow the body slightly, with bending of the knees, as an expression of civility. ☞ This word was formerly used with reference to both sexes, but afterward was applied only to the acts of reverence…Coûrte'sy, v. t. p. 305To treat with civility. [Obs.]Cōurt'-făsh'ion, n. p. 305The fashion of a court. Fuller.Cōurt'-fā'vor, n. p. 305A favor or benefit bestowed by a court or prince. L'Estrange.Cōurt'-fōōl, n. p. 305A buffoon or jester, formerly kept by kings, nobles, &c., for amusement.Cōurt'-guīde, n. p. 305A directory of the names and addresses of the nobility and gentry in a town.Cōurt'-hānd, n. p. 305The hand or manner of writing used in records and judicial proceedings. Shak.Cōurt'-house, n. p. 305A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings. [U. S.]Cōurt'ier, n. p. 305One who attends or frequents the courts of princes; a member of a princely court. You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state affairs. Bacon. 2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters…Court'ier-y, n. p. 305The manners of a courtier; courtliness. [Obs.] B. Jonson.Court'-là'dy, n. p. 305A lady who attends or is conversant in court.Court'-lānds, n. pl. p. 305(Eng. Law.) Lands kept in demesne, that is, in the lord's own hands, to serve his family.Court'-leet, n. p. 305(Eng. Law.) A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. Blackstone.Cōurt'li-ness, n. p. 305The quality of being courtly; elegance or dignity of manners; civility.