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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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Cow'ard-ize, v. t. p. 306To render cowardly. [Obs.]Cow'ard-li-ness, n. p. 306Want of courage; timidity; cowardice.Cow'ard-ly, a. p. 306Wanting courage to face danger; timid; timorous; fearful; pusillanimous. The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle have done this slaughter. Shak. 2. Proceeding from fear of danger; befitting a…Cow'ard-ly, adv. p. 306In the manner of a coward; meanly; basely.Cow'ard-ness, n. p. 306Cowardice. [Obs.] Ld. Berners.Cow'ard-oŭs, a. p. 306Cowardly. [Obs.] Barret.Cow'ard-ship, n. p. 306Cowardice. [Obs.] Shak.Cow'-bāne, n. p. 306(Bot.) A genus of poisonous aquatic plants, Cicuta, often destructive to cattle. Loudon.Cow'-bēr'ry, n. p. 306(Bot.) A species of Vaccinium (V. vitis-idæa), which bears berries of a red color, of an acid, astringent taste, and which are sometimes used in cookery.Cow'-cătch'er, n. p. 306A strong wooden or iron frame in front of a locomotive-engine for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, such as cows, &c.Cow'die, n. p. 306(Bot.) A coniferous tree of New Zealand (Dammara Australis), which grows to a great size;—called also kaurie.Cow'er, v. i. p. 306To sink by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; to bend down through fear. Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. Dryden. She buries it in the recesses of her bosom, and there lets it cower…Cow'er, v. t. p. 306To cherish with care. [Obs.] Spenser.Cow'hage, n. p. 306(Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus Stizolobium, having crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which, penetrating the flesh, cause irritation and itching. It is sometimes used in medicine as a…Cow'hērd, n. p. 306One whose occupation it is to tend cows.Cow'hīde, n. p. 306The hide of a cow. 2. Leather made of the hide of a cow. 3. A coarse riding-whip made of cow's hide.Cow'hīde, v. t. p. 306To beat or whip with a cow-hide.Cow'ish, a. p. 306Timorous; fearful; cowardly. [R.] Shak.Cow'ish, n. p. 306(Bot.) A plant growing in the valley of the Oregon, and producing tuberous roots, resembling the sweet potato in taste.Cow'itch, n. p. 306See COWHAGE.Cowl, n. p. 306<br>1. A monk’s hood or habit.<br>What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl! Pope.<br>2. A cowl-shaped cap for the top of chimneys, often movable with the direction of the wind. [Written also…Cowled, a. p. 306Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk. 2. (Bot.) Shaped like a cowl; as, a cowled leaf.Cow'-leech, n. p. 306One who professes to heal the diseases of cows.Cow'-leech'ing, n. p. 306The act or art of healing the distempers of cows.Cow'lick, n. p. 306A tuft of hair turned up,—usually over the forehead,—as if licked by a cow.Cowl'-stāff, n. p. 306A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons. Suckling.Cō'-work'er, n. p. 306One who works with another; a co-operator.Cow'-pārs'ley, n. p. 307(Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chaerophyllum (C. tremulum).Cow'-pārs'nip, n. p. 307(Bot.) A plant of the genus Heracleum: the common species is H. sphondylium; the wild parsnip. London.Cow'-pēa, n. p. 307(Bot.) A kind of pea cultivated in the southern part of the United States, and used as a substitute for clover.Cow'-pŏx, n. p. 307(Med.) A pustular eruption of the cow, which, when communicated to the human system, as by inoculation, preserves from the small-pox:—called also kine-pox. Dunglison.Cow'-quāke, n. p. 307(Bot.) A genus of plants, Briza; quaking-grass.Cow'ry, n. p. 307A small shell, the Cypræa moneta, used for money in Africa and the East Indies: the value, which is always small, varies at different places.Cow's'lip, n. p. 307(Bot.)Cow's'-lip p. 307A species of Primula (P. veris), or primrose, a plant appearing early in the spring in moist places, from the flowers of which a pleasant wine is sometimes made. The American cowslip is of the genus…Cow's'-lŭng'wort, n. p. 307(Bot.) A plant of the genus Verbascum, or mullein.Cow'-tree, n. p. 307(Bot.) A tree of South America, which produces a nourishing fluid, resembling milk; the Galactodendron utile.Cow'-weed, n. p. 307(Bot.) A plant of the genus Chærophyllum, or chervil.Cow'-wheat, n. p. 307(Bot.) A plant of the genus Melampyrum, the seed of which resembles a grain of wheat, and gives a singularly black color to bread in which it is mixed. London.Cŏx, n. p. 307A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. Beau. & Fl.Cōx'cōmb, n. p. 307(a.) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed fools wore formerly in their caps. (b.) The cap itself. Shak. 2. The top of the head, or the head itself. We will belabor you…Cox-cōmb'ie-al, a. p. 307Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; foppish; conceited; fanciful. Studded all over in coxcombical fashion with little brass nails. W. Irving.Cox-cŏmb'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 307In the manner of a cox-comb; vainly; fancifully; foppishly.Cōx'cōmb-ly, a. p. 307Like a coxcomb. [Obs.]Cōx'cōmb-ry, n. p. 307The manners of a coxcomb.Cox-cōm'ic-al, a. p. 307Like or becoming a coxcomb; coxcombical.Cox-côm'i-căl'i-ty, n. p. 307The manner or character of a coxcomb; conceit; vanity; foppishness.Cox-côm'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 307Coxcombically; conceitedly.Cox-ên'dix, n. p. 307(Anat.) The region of the trunk which is formed by the lateral parts of the pelvis and the hip-joint, including the soft parts; the haunch. Dunglison.Cōx'swāin, n. p. 307See COCKSWAIN.Coy, a. p. 307Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; not accessible; shy; strange. “Coy and furtive graces.” W. Irving. Like Phœbus sung the no less amorous boy, Like Daphne she, as lovely and as coy.…Coy, v. t. p. 307To allure; to entice. [Obs.] I'll mountebank their loves, Coy their hearts from them. 2. To caress with the hand; to stroke. Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed, While I thy amiable cheeks do…Coy, v. i. p. 307To behave with reserve; to be silent or distant; to shrink from approach or familiarity. Thus to coy it, With one who knows you too! Rowe. 2. To make difficulty; to be backward or unwilling; not…Coy'ish, a. p. 307Somewhat coy or reserved. Warner.Coy'ly, adv. p. 307With reserve; with disinclination to familiarity.Coy'ness, n. p. 307Unwillingness to become familiar; disposition to avoid free intercourse by silence or retirement; reserve. When the kind nymph would coyness feign, And hides but to be found again. Dryden.…Coys'trel, n. p. 307See COISTREL.Cōz, n. p. 307A contraction of cousin. Shak.Cōz'en, v. t. p. 307To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by small arts, or in a pitiful way. He that suffers a government to be abused by carelessness and neglect, does the same thing with him that…Cōz'en-age, n. p. 307The art or practice of cozening; artifice; trick; fraud. Shak.