Coact, kō-akt′,v.i.(Shak.) to act together.—adj.Coact′ive(Shak.), acting together.—n.Coactiv′ity.
Coact, kō-akt′,v.t.to compel.—n.Coac′tion, compulsion.—adj.Coact′ive, compulsory. [L.cogĕre,coactum, to compel.]
Coadjacent, kō-ad-jās′ent,adj.contiguous.—n.Coadjac′ency. [Co-andAdjacent.]
Coadjutant, kō-ad-jōō′tant, orko-ad′joo-tant,adj.mutually helping or assisting.—n.one of several who help another.—ns.Coadju′tor, a helper or assistant: an associate:—fem.Coadju′tress,Coadju′trix;Coadju′torship. [L.co, with,adjutor, a helper—ad, to,juv-āre, to help.]
Coadunate, kō-ad′ū-nāt,v.t.to unite: to combine.—n.Coadunā′tion.—adj.Coad′unātive. [Co-, and L.adunāre,-ātum, to unite.]
Co-agency, kō-ā′jen-si,n.agency with another.—n.Co-ā′gent, one acting with another.
Coagulate, kō-ag′ū-lāt,v.t.to make to curdle or congeal.—v.i.to curdle or congeal.—adj.clotted: congealed.—n.Coagulabil′ity.—adj.Coag′ulable.—ns.Coagū′lant, a substance which causes coagulation, as rennet;Coagulā′tion.—adjs.Coag′ulātive;Coag′ulātory.—n.Coag′ulum, what is coagulated. [L.coagulāre,-ātum,co-, together,ag-ĕre, to drive.]
Coaita, kō-ī′ta,n.a small South American monkey—the red-faced Spider Monkey.
Coal, kōl,n.a solid, black, combustible substance used for fuel, dug out of the earth: cinder.—v.i.to take in coal.—v.t.to supply with coal.—n.Coal′-bed, a stratum of coal.—adj.Coal′-black, black as coal, very black.—ns.Coal′-box, a box for holding coal;Coal′-brass, a name applied to the pyrites in the coal-measures;Coal′field, a field or district containing coal strata;Coal′-fish, a fish of the cod family, so named from the black colour of its back;Coal′-gas, the mixture of gases produced by the destructive distillation of coal, chiefly carburetted hydrogen—giving the gaslight in common use;Coal′-heav′er, one employed in carrying coal;Coal′-house, a covered-in place for keeping coal;Coal′man, one who has to do with coals;Coal′-mas′ter, the owner or lessee of a coalfield;Coal′-meas′ure, a measure by which the quantity of coal is ascertained: (pl.) the group of carboniferous strata in which coal is found (geol.);Coal′-mine,Coal′-pit, a pit or mine from which coal is dug;Coal′-own′er, one who owns a colliery;Coal′-plant, a fossil plant of the carboniferous strata;Coal′-scutt′le, a vessel for holding coal;Coal′-tar, orGas-tar, a thick, black, opaque liquid which condenses in the pipes when coal or petroleum is distilled;Coal′-trim′mer, one who stores or shifts coal on board vessels;Coal′-whip′per, one employed in unloading coal from vessels at anchor to barges which convey it to the wharves.—adj.Coal′y, of or like coal.—Coaling station, a port at which steamships take in coal;Coal-scuttle bonnet, a woman's bonnet, shaped like a coal-scuttle upside down.—BlindorAnthracite coal, that which does not flame when kindled;Bituminous coal, that which does;Brown coal(seeBrown);Caking coal, a bituminous coal which cakes or fuses into one mass in the fire;CannelorParrot coal(seeCannel);CherryorSoft coal, coal breaking off easily into small, irregular cubes, having beautiful shining lustre;Splint,Hard, orBlock coal, plentiful in Scotland, hard, breaking into cuboidal blocks.—Blow the coals, to excite passion;Carry coals to Newcastle, to take a thing where it is least needed;Haul over the coals, reprimand—from the discipline applied to heretics;Heap coals of fire on the head, to excite remorse by returning good for evil (Rom. xii. 20). [A.S.col; cog. with Ice.kol, Ger.kohle.]
Coalesce, kō-al-es′,v.i.to grow together or unite into one body: to associate.—adj.Coales′cent, uniting.—n.Coales′cence, union. [L.coalescĕre,co-, together, andalescĕre, to grow up.]
Coalition, kō-al-ish′un,n.act of coalescing, or uniting into one body: a union of persons, states, &c., which agree to sink their differences and act in common: alliance.—v.i.Cō′alise, to make an alliance.—n.Coali′tionist, one of a coalition.
Coamings, kōm′ingz,n.pl.(naut.) raised work about the edges of the hatches of a ship to prevent the water from running into the apartments below. [Der. unknown.]
Coaptation, ko-ap-tā′shun,n.adaptation of parts to each other. [L.]
Coarb.SeeComarb.
Coarctate, kō-ark′tāt,adj.compressed.—n.Coarctā′tion. [L.coartāre,-ātum, to compress together.]
Coarse, kōrs,adj.rough: rude: uncivil: vulgar: harsh: gross.—adj.Coarse′-grained, coarse in the grain, as wood: (fig.) inelegant, gross.—adv.Coarse′ly.—v.t.Coars′en, to make coarse.—n.Coarse′ness.—adj.Coars′ish, somewhat coarse. [From phrase 'in course,' henceordinary.]
Coast, kōst,n.side or border of land next the sea: the seashore: limit or border of a country.—v.i.to sail along or near a coast: to travel downhill on a bicycle with the feet on the foot-rests.—v.t.to sail by or near to.—ns.Coast′er, a vessel that sails along the coast;Coast′-guard, a body of men organised to act as a guard along the coast, originally intended to prevent smuggling.—adj.Coast′ing, keeping near the coast: trading between ports in the same country.—n.the act of sailing, or of trading, along the coast: advances towards acquaintance, courtship: riding downhill on a bicycle with the feet up.—ns.Coast′-line, the line or boundary of a coast: shore-line;Coast′-wait′er, a custom-house officer who waits upon and superintends the cargoes of vessels engaged in the coasting trade.—advs.Coastward,-s, toward the coast;Coast′wise, along the coast.—adj.carried on along the coast. [O. Fr.coste(Fr.côte)—L.costa, a rib, side.]
Coat, kōt,n.a kind of outer garment: the hair or wool of a beast: vesture or habit: any covering: a garment worn by women and children, and hanging from the waist downwards: a membrane or layer, such as paint, &c.: a coat of arms.—v.t.to clothe: to cover with a coat or layer.—ns.Coat′-arm′our, coat of arms: armorial devices;Coat′-card, a card bearing the representation of a coated figure, the king, queen, or knave—now, less correctly, calledCourt-card;Coatee′, a close-fitting coat with short tails;Coat′ing, a covering: cloth for coats.—Coat of arms, the family insignia embroidered on the surcoat worn over the hauberk, or coat of mail: the heraldic bearings of a gentleman;Coat of mail, a piece of armour for the upper part of the body, made of metal scales or rings linked one with another.—Turn one's coat, to change one's principles, or to turn from one party to another. [O. Fr.cote(Fr.cotte)—Low L.cottus,cotta, a tunic; the further ety. is uncertain.]
Coati, kō-ä′ti, orkō′a-ti,n.an American plantigrade carnivorous mammal allied to the raccoons.—AlsoCoä′ti-mun′di. [Tupi.]
Coax, kōks,v.t.to persuade by fondling or flattery: to humour or soothe: to pet.—ns.Coax,Coax′er, one who coaxes.—adv.Coax′ingly. [M. E.cokes, a simpleton; of obscure origin.]
Co-axial, kō-ak′si-al,adj.having the same axis.—adv.Coax′ially.
Cob, kob,n.a head of maize: a short-legged strong horse for heavy weights: a male swan—alsoCob′-swan.—ns.Cob′loaf, a large loaf: (Shak.) an expression of contempt;Cob′nut, a large variety of the hazel-nut: a game played by children with nuts. [Prob. conn. withCop.]
Cob, kob,n.a kind of composition of clay and straw for building.—n.Cob′-wall, a wall built of this.
Cob, kob,v.t.to strike, to thump the buttocks.
Cobalt, kō′bawlt,n.a metal the ores of which are sparingly distributed—in the metallic state found in meteoric stones or aerolites, generally occurring combined with arsenic: a blue pigment, prepared from the foregoing—alsoCō′balt-blue.—adj.of this deep-blue colour.—adjs.Cobalt′ic;Cobaltif′erous.—n.Cō′baltite, a sulpharsenide of cobalt. [Ger.kobalt, fromkobold, a demon, a nickname given by the German miners, because they supposed it to be a mischievous and hurtful metal.]
Cobble, kob′l,n.a stone worn smooth by water.—n.Cobb′le-stone, a rounded stone used in paving.—v.t.to pave with such. [Ety. dub.]
Cobble, kob′l,v.t.to patch up or mend coarsely, as shoes.—ns.Cobb′ler, one who cobbles or mends shoes: a drink made up of wine, sugar, &c., and sucked through a straw;Cobbler's punch, a warm drink made of beer, with the addition of spirit, sugar, and spice. [Der. unknown.]
Co-belligerent, kō-be-lij′e-rent,adj.andn.co-operating in warfare.
Coble,Cobble, kob′l,n.a small flat-bottomed fishing-boat. [Cf. W.ceubal, a hollow trunk, a boat.]
Cobra,Cobra da capello,kō′bradaka-pel′o,n.a poisonous snake, native of the East Indies, which dilates the back and sides of the neck so as to resemble a hood. [Port., lit. 'snake of the hood.']
Coburg, kō′burg,n.a thin fabric of worsted with cotton or silk, twilled on one side. [Coburg, a town in Germany.]
Cobweb, kob′web,n.the spider's web or net: any snare or device intended to entrap: anything flimsy or easily broken: anything that obscures.—n.Cobweb′bery.—adj.Cob′webby. [Prob. shortened from M. E.atter-cop-web—A.S.átor, poison, andcoppa—W.cop, a head, tuft. See alsoWeb.]
Coca, kō′ka,n.a shrub of six or eight feet high, of which the leaves furnish an important narcotic and stimulant.—ns.Cocaine(kō′kä-in), a local anæsthetic made from coca-leaves, and much used in dentistry and surgical operations;Cocainisā′tion.—v.t.Cō′cainise.—n.Cō′cainism, a morbid condition induced by over-use of cocaine. [Sp.,—Peruv.]
Cocagne,Cocaigne. Same asCockaigne.
Cocciferous, kok-sif′ėr-us,adj.berry-bearing. [L.coccum(—Gr.kokkos), a berry, andferre, to bear.]
Coccolite, kok′ō-līt,n.a variety of pyroxene: a small rounded body found in deep-sea mud.—AlsoCocc′olith. [Gr.kokkos, a berry,lithos, a stone.]
Coccus, kok′us,n.one of the carpels or seed-vessels of a dry fruit: (zool.) a genus of insects in the orderHemiptera, and type of a family including many forms injurious to plants, and a few others useful to man.—n.Cocc′ulus, a tropical genus of climbing plants (Menispermaceæ).—Cocculus Indicus, a drug consisting of the dried fruit ofAnamirta cocculus, having narcotic and poisonous properties—yieldingpicrotoxin. [L.,—Gr.kokkos, a berry.]
Coccyx, kok′siks,n.(anat.) the lower bone of the vertebral column:—pl.Coc′cyges.—adjs.Coccyg′ēal,Coccyg′ian. [Gr.kokkyx, the cuckoo, from its bill.]
Coch, koch,n.(Spens.). Same asCoach.
Cochin, kō′chin,n.a large-sized variety of the domestic hen, with feathered legs, full breast, small tail.—n.Cō′chin-chin′a, a large-sized hen originally fromCochin-China.—adj.Cō′chin-Chinese′.
Cochineal, koch′i-nēl,n.a scarlet dye-stuff consisting of the dried bodies of certain insects gathered from the cactus plant in Mexico, the West Indies, &c.: the insect itself. [Sp.cochinilla, dim. of L.coccinus—Gr.kokkos, a berry, as the cochineal was formerly supposed to be the berry or seed of the plant.]
Cochlea, kok′le-a,n.a spiral-shaped shell, esp. the snail-shell: (anat.) the spiral cavity of the ear.—adjs.Cochlear′iform;Coch′leary,Coch′leāte,Coch′leāted, twisted. [L.,—Gr.kochlias, a snail.]
Cock, kok,n.the male of birds, particularly of the domestic fowl: the time of cock-crowing: a weathercock: a plucky chap, a term of familiarity, as 'Old cock:' a strutting chief or leader: anything set erect: a tap for liquor: part of the lock of a gun, held back by a spring, which, when released by the trigger, produces the discharge.—v.t.to set erect or upright: to set up, as the hat: to draw back the cock of a gun: to turn up to one side: to tilt up knowingly, inquiringly, or scornfully.—v.i.to strut: to swagger.—ns.Cockāde′, a knot of ribbons or something similar worn on the hat as a badge;Cockalō′rum, a bumptious little person: a boy's game;Cock′-broth, the broth made from a boiled cock;Cock′chafer, the May-bug, an insect of a pitchy-black colour, most destructive to vegetation;Cock′-crow,-ing, early morning, the time at which cocks crow.—adj.Cocked, set erect: turned up at one side.—ns.Cock′er, one who follows cock-fighting: a small dog of the spaniel kind employed by sportsmen in pheasant and woodcock shooting;Cock′erel, a young cock: a young man—alsoCock′le, whenceCock′le-brained, foolish;Cock′-eye, a squinting eye: the loop by which a trace is attached to the whipple-tree.—adj.Cock′-eyed.—ns.Cock′-fight,-ing, a fight or contest between game-cocks: a fight;Cock′-horse, a child's rocking-horse.—adj.prancing, proud.—adv.properlya-cock-horse=on cock-horse, on horseback: exultingly.—ns.Cock′laird(Scot.), a yeoman;Cock′loft, the room in a house next the roof;Cock′-match, a cock-fight;Cock′pit, a pit or enclosed space where game-cocks fought: a room in a ship-of-war for the wounded during an action;Cock′roach, the common black beetle;Cocks′comb, the comb or crest on a cock's head: a fop: the name of various plants;Cock′shut(Shak.), twilight, probably referring to the time when poultry are shut up;Cock′-shy, a free throw at a thing, as for amusement.—adj.Cock′-sure, quite sure, often without cause.—n.Cock′swain(seeCoxswain).—adjs.Cock′sy,Cox′y, bumptious.—n.Cock′tail, a racing horse that is not thoroughbred: one who apes the gentleman: (U.S.) a drink of spirits flavoured with various ingredients.—adjs.Cock′tailed, having the tail cocked or tilted up;Cock′y, impudent.—ns.Cock′y-leek′y, soup made of a fowl boiled with leeks;Cock′yolly, a nursery or pet name for a bird.—Cock-a-doodle-doo, the cry of the cock;Cock-a-hoop, a phrase expressing reckless exultation;Cock and pie, used as an exclamation (seePie, 2);Cocked hat, the old-fashioned three-cornered hat, the triangular pointed hat worn as part of some full-dress uniforms: a note folded into a three-cornered shape;Cock of the walk, chief of a set;Cock's-foot grass, a genus of grasses very abundant in Britain, and furnishing an important part of both natural and artificial pastures;Cock the eye(coll., humorous), to wink.—A cock-and-bull story, an incredible tale.—Full-cock, when the cock of a gun is drawn full back: when a tap is full open;Half-cock, the position of the cock of a gun when drawn back half the whole distance.—Knock into a cocked hat, 'to lick out of shape:' to give a profound beating. [A.S.coc; Ice.kokkr.]
Cock, kok,n.a small pile of hay.—adj.Cocked, heaped up in cocks. [Sw.koka, a lump of earth; Dut.kogel; Ger.kugel, a ball.]
Cock, kok,n.(Shak.) a cock-boat. NowCock-boat.
Cock, perversion of the wordGod.—Cock and pie(seePie, 2).
Cock-a-bon′dy,kok-a-bon′di,n.a fly for angling. [A corr. of Welshcoch a bon ddu, red, with black stem.]
Cockaigne,Cockayne, kok-ān′,n.an imaginary country of luxury and delight. [Ety. dub.; Fr.cocagne, acc. to some from L.coquĕre, to cook.]
Cockatoo, kok-a-tōō′,n.a popular name for several genera and species of parrots. [Malay,kakatúa, prob. from its cry.]
Cockatrice, kok′a-trīs,n.a fabulous monster like a serpent, often confounded with the Basilisk (q.v.), and regarded as possessing similar deadly powers. [O. Fr.cocatrice.]
Cock-boat, kok′-bōt,n.a small ship's boat: a small frail boat. [SeeCog, a small boat.]
Cocker, kok′ėr,v.t.to pamper: to fondle: to indulge. [Ety. dub.; cf. Dut.kokelen, O. Fr.coqueliner, to dandle.]
Cockernony, kok′ėr-non-i,n.(Scot.) the gathering of a young woman's hair, when it is wrapped up in a band or fillet, commonly called a 'snood' (Jamieson).
Cocket, kok′et,n.the custom-house official seal: a document given by the officers of the custom-house to merchants, as a warrant that their goods are duly entered: the office where such goods are entered. [Perh. a corr. of the wordsquo quietus.]
Cockle, kok′l,n.a troublesome weed among corn, with a purple flower. [A.S.coccel.]
Cockle, kok′l,n.a large and typical genus of bivalve molluscs, having a thick, ribbed, heart-shaped, equal-valved shell.—adj.Cock′led, shelled like a cockle.—ns.Cock′le-hat, a hat bearing a scallop-shell, the badge of a pilgrim;Cock′le-shell, the shell of a cockle: a frail boat.—The cockles of the heart, the heart itself. [Fr.coquille—Gr.kongchylion—kongchē, a cockle.]
Cockle, kok′l,v.i.to pucker into wrinkles or ridges.—v.t.to cause to pucker.
Cockle, kok′l,n.the fire-chamber of an air-stove.
Cockney, kok′ne,n.(Shak.) an affected, effeminate person, knowing the manners of the town, but a stranger to what every child else knows: a townsman as opposed to a countryman: one born in London, but strictly in a particular part of London.—ns.Cock′neydom, the domain of Cockneys;Cockneyficā′tion.—v.t.Cock′neyfy, to make Cockney.—adj.Cock′neyish.—n.Cock′neyism, the dialect or manners of a Cockney.—The Cockney school, a school of writers belonging to London, who flourished in the first half of the nineteenth century. [M. E.coken-ey, prob. lit. 'cock's egg;' cf. Fr.coco, an egg, a darling, a chap. Others would connect with Fr.coquin, a rogue—L.coquus, a cook.]
Coco,Cocoa, kō′kō,n.a palm-tree growing in tropical countries, and producing the coco-nut.—ns.Cō′co-nut,Cō′coa-nut, the well-known fruit of the coco-palm: (slang) a man's head. [Port. and Sp.coco, a bugbear; applied to the nut from the three marks at the end of it, which form a grotesque face.]
Cocoa, kō′kō,n.the seed of the cacao or chocolate tree: a beverage made from the seeds crushed and ground. [A corr. ofCacao.]
Cocoon, ko-kōōn′,n.the silken sheath spun by the larvæ of many insects in passing into the pupa or resting stage.—n.Cocoon′ery, a place for keeping silkworms when feeding and spinning cocoons. [Fr.cocon, fromcoque, a shell—L.concha, a shell.]
Coction, kok′shun,n.the act of boiling or cooking.—adj.Coc′tile, baked: hardened by fire, as a brick. [L.coquĕre,coctum, to boil, to cook.]
Cod, kod,Codfish, kod′fish,n.a species of fish much used as food, found in the northern seas.—ns.Cod′-fisher;Cod′-fish′ery;Cod′-fish′ing;Cod′ling, a small cod.—Cod-liver oil, a medicinal oil extracted from the fresh liver of the common cod. [Ety. dub.]
Cod, kod,n.a husk or shell containing seeds: the scrotum.—adjs.Cod′ded, enclosed in a cod;Cod′ding(Shak.), wanton.—n.Cod′-piece, a baggy appendage worn in front of the tight hose of the middle ages. [A.S.codd, a small bag.]
Cod, kod,n.(Scot.), a pillow. [Old Dan.kodde, Ice.koddi, a pillow.]
Cod, kod,n.(slang) applied to persons, with various meanings: a joke.—v.t.to impose on. [Ety. dub.; conn. withCodger.]
Coddle, kod′l,v.t.to pamper: to fondle: to parboil.—n.an effeminate person. [Ety. dub.]
Code, kōd,n.a collection or digest of laws: a system of rules and regulations: a system of signs used in the army.—ns.Codificā′tion;Codi′fīer,Cod′ist, one who codifies.—v.t.Cod′ify, to put into the form of a code: to digest: to systematise:—pr.p.cod′ifying;pa.p.cod′ified.—Code telegram, a telegram whose text in itself has no meaning, but where the words are merely arbitrary symbols for other words known to the receiver.—The Code, esp. the rules and regulations regarding government schools and teachers. [Fr.code—L.codex.]
Codex, kō′deks,n.a code: a manuscript volume:—pl.Codices(kod′i-sēz). [L.codexorcaudex, the trunk of a tree, a set of tablets, a book.]
Codger, koj′ėr,n.a mean fellow: an old person: a chap. [Prob. a variant ofCadger.]
Codicil, kod′i-sil,n.a short writing or note added as a supplement to a will.—adj.Codicill′ary. [L.codicillus, dim. ofcodex.]
Codilla, kō-dil′a,n.the coarsest part of hemp or flax, sorted out and separated from the rest. [Dim. of It.coda—L.cauda, a tail.]
Codille, kō-dil,n.a term at ombre when the player gets fewer tricks than one of his opponents. [Fr.]
Codling, kod′ling,Codlin,kod′lin,n.a variety of apple.—n.Cod′lin-moth, the moth whose larvæ cause the 'worm-eaten' apples which fall prematurely off. [Ety. dub.]
Coefficient, kō-ef-fish′ent,n.that which acts together with another thing: (math.) the numerical or literal factor prefixed to an unknown quantity in any algebraic term.—n.Coeffi′ciency.—adv.Coeffi′ciently.
Coehorn,Cohorn, kō′horn,n.a small mortar for throwing grenades. [From Baron vanCoehoorn(1641-1704).]
Cœlenterata, sē-len-ter-ā′ta,n.the technical name for the second lowest alliance of many-celled animals—radially symmetrical, without any body-cavity distinct from the alimentary tube.—adj.Cœlen′terāte. [Gr.koilos, hollow, andenteron, intestine.]
Cœliac, sē′li-ak,adj.relating to the belly. [L.cœliacus—Gr.koilia, the belly.]
Coemption, ko-emp′shun,n.the purchasing of the whole of a commodity: in Roman law, a mode of marriage under the fiction of a mutual sale. [Co-, and L.emĕre, to buy.]
Cœnesthesis, sē-nes-thē′sis,n.the general bodily consciousness. [Gr.koinos, common,aisthēsis, perception.]
Cœnobite,Cenobite,sen′o-bīt,n.a monk who lives along with others of a like mind with himself, in contradistinction to anchorites or hermits.—adjs.Cœnobit′ic,-al;Cenobit′ic,-al.—ns.Cœn′obitism,Cen′obitism;Cœnō′bium, a religious community. [Gr.koinobion—koinos, common, andbios, life.]
Coequal, ko-ē′kwal,adj.equal with another person or thing: of the same rank or dignity.—n.one of the same rank.—n.Coequal′ity.—adv.Coē′qually.
Coerce, kō-ėrs′,v.t.to restrain by force: to compel.—adj.Coer′cible.—adv.Coer′cibly.—ns.Coer′cion, restraint: government by force;Coer′cionist.—adj.Coer′cive, having power to coerce: compelling.—adv.Coer′cively.—n.Coer′civeness. [L.coercēre—co-, together,arcēre, to shut in.]
Co-essential, kō-es-sen′shal,adj.partaking of the same essence.—n.Co-essential′ity.
Coetaneous, kō-ē-tān′e-us,adj.of the same age: contemporary. [Co-, and L.ætas,ætatis, age.]
Co-eternal, kō-ē-tėr′nal,adj.equally eternal with another.—adv.Co-eter′nally.—n.Co-eter′nity.
Coeval, kō-ē′val,adj.of the same age.—n.one of the same age: a contemporary. [L.coævus,co-, together, andævum, age.]
Co-exist, kō-egz-ist′,v.i.to exist at the same time.—n.Co-exist′ence.—adj.Co-exist′ent.
Co-extend, kō-eks-tend′,v.i.to extend equally with.—n.Co-exten′sion.—adj.Co-exten′sive.
Coff, kof,v.t.(Scot.) to buy.—pa.p.Coft.
Coffee, kof′ē,n.a drink made from the seeds of the coffee-tree, a native of Arabia: the powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.—ns.Coff′ee-bean, the seed of the coffee-plant;Coff′ee-berr′y, the fruit of the coffee-tree;Coff′ee-bug, theLecanium coffeæ, destructive to the coffee-plant;Coff′ee-cup, a cup for coffee;Coff′ee-house, a house where coffee and other refreshments are sold;Coff′ee-mill, a small mill or machine for grinding coffee-beans;Coff′ee-pot, a pot or vessel in which coffee is prepared and served;Coff′ee-room, a room in a hotel where coffee and other refreshments are served. [Turk.qahveh—Ar.qahwah, orig. meaning wine.]
Coffer, kof′ėr,n.a chest for holding money or treasure: (pl.) the whole wealth of a person: a deep panel in a ceiling.—v.t.to hoard up.—n.Coff′erdam, a water-tight structure used in engineering for excluding the water from the foundations of bridges, quay walls, &c., so as to allow of their being built dry.—adj.Coff′ered. [O. Fr.cofre, a chest—L.cophinus, a basket—Gr.kophinos.]
Coffin, kof′in,n.the coffer or chest in which a dead body is enclosed.—v.t.to place within a coffin.—n.Coff′in-ship, a ship that is unsound, and likely to prove fatal to those in it.—Drive a nail in one's coffin, to do something tending to hasten death or ruin. [O. Fr.cofin—L.cophinus—Gr.kophinos.]
Coffle, kof′l,n.a gang, esp. of slaves. [Ar.qāfilah, a caravan.]
Cog, kog,v.t.to cheat or deceive: to wheedle: to cog dice is to manipulate them so that they may fall in a given way.—n.the act of cheating: deception.—p.adj.Cog′ging, cheating. [No doubt from the succeeding word.]
Cog, kog,n.a catch or tooth on a wheel.—v.t.to fix teeth in the rim of a wheel: to stop a wheel by putting a block before it:—pr.p.cog′ging;pa.p.cogged.—n.Cog′-wheel, a toothed wheel, whose teeth fit into and move another. [M. E.cogge; ety. dub.; cf. Sw.kugge.]
Cog, kog,n.formerly a large ship of burden or for war: a small boat: a cock-boat. [M. E.cogge, perh. from O. Fr.cogue, a ship. Cf. Dan.kogge,kog; Ice.kuggi.]
Cogent, kō′jent,adj.powerful: convincing.—ns.Cō′gence,Cō′gency, convincing power.—adv.Cō′gently. [L.cogĕre,co-, together,agĕre, to drive.]
Coggie,Cogie, kog′i,n.(Scot.) a small wooden bowl.—AlsoCog. [Dim. ofCogue(q.v.).]
Coggle, kog′gl,v.i.to be unsteady.—n.a cobble, a round stone.—adv.Cog′gly(Scot.), shaky. [Cf. Ger.kugel, and Dut.kogel.]
Cogitate, koj′i-tāt,v.i.to turn a thing over in one's mind: to meditate: to ponder.—adj.Cog′itable, capable of being thought.—n.Cogitā′tion, deep thought: meditation.—adj.Cog′itātive, having the power of thinking: given to cogitating. [L.cogitāre,-ātum, to think deeply,co-, together, andagitāre, to put a thing in motion.]
Cognac, kō′nyak,n.an excellent quality of French brandy, so called because much of it is made near the townCognac, in Charente.
Cognate, kog′nāt,adj.of the same family, kind, or nature: related or allied to.—n.one related by blood, a kinsman: a person related to another through the mother, as distinguished from anagnate, one related through the father.—n.Cognā′tion. [L.cognatus—co-, together,(g)nasci,(g)natus, to be born.]
Cognition, kog-nish′un,n.certain knowledge: apprehension.—adj.Cog′nisable, that may be known or understood: that may be judicially investigated.—adv.Cog′nisably.—ns.Cog′nisance,Cog′nizance, knowledge or notice, judicial or private: observation: jurisdiction: that by which one is known, a badge.—adj.Cog′nisant, having cognisance or knowledge of.—v.t.Cog′nise, to become conscious of.—adj.Cog′nitive, capable of, or pertaining to, cognition.—Have cognisance of, to have knowledge of. [L., fromcognoscĕre,cognitum—co-, together, andnoscĕre,gnoscĕre, to know.]
Cognomen, kog-nō′men,n.a surname: a nickname: a name: the last of the three names of an individual among the Romans, indicating the house or family to which he belonged.—adj.Cognom′inal, like-named: relating to a cognomen.—v.t.Cognom′inate, to name.—n.Cognominā′tion. [L.,—co-, together,nomen,gnomen, a name—noscĕre,gnoscĕre, to know.]
Cognosce, kog-nos′,v.t.(Scots law) to examine: to give judgment: to declare to be an idiot.—adj.Cognos′cible. [L.cognoscĕre—co-, together, andnoscĕre, to know.]
Cognoscente, ko-nyo-shent′e,n.one professing a critical knowledge of works of art, and of a somewhat more pretentious character than amateurs:—pl.Cognoscenti(ko-nyo-shent′ē). [It.,—L.cognoscĕre.]
Cognovit, kog-nō′vit,n.(law) an acknowledgment by the defendant in an action that the plaintiff's cause is just. [L.cognovit actionem, he has confessed the action.]
Cogue,Cog, kōg,n.(Scot.) a round wooden vessel for holding milk. [Ety. dub.]
Cohabit, kō-hab′it,v.i.to dwell together as husband and wife, often of persons not married.—ns.Cohab′itant, one dwelling with others;Cohabitā′tion. [L.cohabitāre—co-, together,habitāre, to dwell.]
Co-heir, kō-ār′,n.a joint heir:—fem.Co-heir′ess.
Cohere, kō-hēr′,v.i.to stick together: to follow in proper connection: to be consistent.—ns.Coher′ence, a sticking together: a consistent connection between several parts: congruity;Coher′ency.—adj.Coher′ent, sticking together: connected: consistent in thought or speech.—adv.Coher′ently.—n.Coher′er, an apparatus for the reception of the waves in 'wireless' telegraphy.—adj.Cohē′sible, capable of cohesion.—n.Cohē′sion, the act of sticking together: a form of attraction by which particles of bodies stick together: logical connection.—adj.Cohē′sive, having the power of cohering: tending to unite into a mass.—adv.Cohē′sively.—ns.Cohē′siveness,Cohesibil′ity. [L.cohærēre,cohæsum,co-, together, andhærēre, to stick.]
Cohort, kō′hort,n.among the Romans, a body of soldiers from 300 to 600 in number, forming a tenth part of a legion: a band of armed men: any band of men. [Fr.,—L.cohors, an enclosed place, a multitude enclosed, a company of soldiers.]
Cohortative, kō-hor′ta-tiv,adj.encouraging.—n.in Heb. grammar, a lengthened form of the imperfect—alsoParagogic future. [SeeParagoge.]
Coif, koif,n.a covering for the head, esp. the close-fitting cap of white lawn or silk originally worn by serjeants-at-law: a covering for the head worn by women.—v.t.to provide with a coif: to dress (the hair).—ns.Coiff′eur, a hairdresser;Coiff′ure, a head-dress. [Fr.coiffe—Low L.cofia, a cap, perh. Old High Ger.chuppha, a cap, Ger.kopf.]
Coign, koin,n.a corner or external angle: a corner-stone: a wedge.—Coign of vantage, a position of advantage, either for seeing or acting. [Coin.]
Coil, koil,v.t.to wind in rings as a rope, a serpent, &c.: to twist: to entangle.—v.i.to twist one's self.—n.a rope which has been gathered into rings: one of the rings into which a rope is gathered: a wire wound spirally to conduct electricity.—Coil up, of a serpent, to get into a position for springing: to gather into a ball. [O. Fr.coillir(Fr.cueillir)—L.colligĕre—col, together,legĕre, to gather.]
Coil, koil,n.tumult: hubbub: noise: fuss.—Mortal coil, the toil and trouble of human life. [Der. unknown; prob. Celt.; Gael. and Ir.goill, war.]
Coin, koin,n.(Shak.) a corner-stone: a piece of metal legally stamped and current as money.—v.t.to convert a piece of metal into money: to stamp; to make, invent, fabricate: (fig.) to make into.—ns.Coin′age, the act of coining money: the currency: the pieces of metal coined: the invention, or fabrication, of something new: what is invented;Coin′er, one who coins money: a maker of counterfeit coins: an inventor;Coin′ing, minting: invention.—Coin money, to make money rapidly.—Pay a man in his own coin, to give tit for tat: to give as good as one got. [Fr.coin, a wedge, also the die to stamp money—L.cuneus, a wedge.]
Coincide, kō-in-sīd′,v.i.to fall in with, or agree, in opinion: to correspond: to be identical.—ns.Coin′cidence, act or condition of coinciding: the occurrence of an event at the same time as another event, without any apparent connection;Coin′cidency.—adjs.Coin′cident,Coincident′al.—adv.Coin′cidently. [L.co-, together,incidĕre—in, in,cadĕre, to fall.]
Co-inhere, kō-in-hēr′,v.i.to inhere together.—n.Co-inher′ence.
Co-inheritor, kō-in-her′it-or,n.a joint heir.—n.Co-inher′itance.
Co-instantaneous, kō-in-stan-tān′e-us,adj.exactly simultaneous.—ns.Co-instantanē′ity,Co-instantan′eousness.—adv.Co-instantan′eously.
Coir, koir,n.the strong fibre of the husk of the coco-nut, used for making door-mats. [Malay,kāyar, cord—kāyaru, to be twisted.]
Coistril, kois′tril,n.a groom: (Shak.) a knave. [SeeCustrel.]
Coition, kō-ish′un,n.sexual intercourse. [L.coitio—co-, together,īre,ītum, to go.]
Cojoin, kō-join′,v.t.(Shak.). Same asConjoin.
Coke, kōk,n.a form of fuel obtained by the heating of coal in confined spaces whereby its more volatile constituents are driven off.—v.t.to make into coke. [Ety. dub.; not before 17th century.]
Col, kol,n.(geog.) a depression or pass in a mountain-range. [Fr.,—L.collum, a neck.]
Colander,Cullender, kul′end-ėr,n.a vessel having small holes in the bottom, used as a strainer in cookery.—ns.Colā′tion,Col′ature, straining. [L.colāre, to strain—colum, a strainer.]
Colbertine, kol′ber-tin,n.a kind of lace, so called after Jean BaptisteColbert(1619-83), Minister of Finance to Louis XIV., a great patron of the arts.
Colcannon, kol-kan′on,n.an Irish dish, being a stew of pounded cabbage and potatoes with butter. [Cole, cabbage;cannonunknown.]
Colchicum, kol′chi-kum,n.a genus ofLiliaceæ—the meadow saffron, its corm or seed used for gout and rheumatism. [L.,—Gr.colchicon, meadow saffron—Colchicus, relating toColchis, the native country of the sorceress Medea.]
Colcothar, kol′kō-thar,n.a dark-red iron peroxide formed by calcining copperas.
Cold, kōld,adj.the opposite of hot: shivering: without passion or zeal: spiritless: unfriendly: indifferent: reserved.—n.a relative want of sensible heat: the feeling or sensation caused by the absence of heat: coldness: a spell of cold weather: a disease caused by cold, a catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membrane of the respiratory organs, usually accompanied by hoarseness and coughing: catarrh: chillness.—adj.Cold′-blood′ed, having cold blood, as fishes: without feeling: hard-hearted—of persons or actions.—adv.Cold′-blood′edly.—ns.Cold′-blood′edness;Cold′-Chis′el, a strong and finely-tempered chisel for cutting cold metal, as distinguished from a blacksmith's chisel for cutting hot iron;Cold′-cream, the name applied to a creamy ointment, usually made of almond-oil, spermaceti, white wax, and rose-water, used as a cooling dressing for the skin.—adjs.Cold′-heart′ed, wanting feeling: indifferent;Cold′ish, somewhat cold.—adv.Coldly.—ns.Cold′ness;Cold′-pig(coll.), the application of cold water to wake a person.—adj.Cold′-short, brittle when cold: (fig.) of the temper.—ns.Cold′-wat′er, water at its natural temperature;Cold′-without′, brandy with cold water and no sugar.—Cold as charity, a proverbial phrase expressing ironically great coldness or indifference.—Catch cold,Take cold, to acquire the malady—a cold.—Give the cold shoulder, to show indifference: to give a rebuff.—In cold blood, with deliberate intent, not under the influence of passion.—Leave out in the cold, to neglect, ignore.—Throw cold water on, to discourage. [A.S.ceald; Scot,cauld, Ger.kalt; cog. also with Eng.cool, Ice.kala, to freeze, L.gelidus—gelu, frost.]
Cole, kōl,n.a general name for all sorts of cabbage.—ns.Cole′-garth, a cabbage garden;Cole′-seed, the seed of rape;Cole′-wort, a species of cabbage. [A.S.cáwel; Ger.kohl, Scot.kail; all from L.colis,caulis, a stem, esp. of cabbage; cf. Gr.kaulos.]
Coleoptera, kol-e-op′tėr-a,n.pl.an order of insects having two pairs of wings, the outer pair being hard or horny, serving as wing-cases for the true wings: the beetles.—adjs.Coleop′teral,Coleop′terous.—n.Coleop′terist. [Gr.koleos, a sheath, andpteron(pl.ptera), a wing.]
Coleorhiza, kol-ē-ō-rī′za,n.the root-sheath in endogens. [Gr.koleos, sheath,rhiza, root.]
Colibri, kol′ib-rē,n.a kind of humming-bird. [Sp. and Fr.colibri, said to be the Carib. name.]
Colic, kol′ik,n.a disease attended with severe pain and flatulent distension of the abdomen, without diarrhœa.—adj.Col′icky, suffering or causing colic.—n.Colī′tis(seeColonitisunderColon). [Fr.,—L.,—Gr.kolikos—kolon, the large intestine.]
Colin, kol′in, the American quail or partridge. [Ety. dub.]
Coliseum.SeeColosseum.
Coll, kol,v.t.(Spens.) to embrace or fondle by taking round the neck.—n.Coll′ing, embracing. [Fr.col—L.collum, the neck.]
Collaborator, kol-ab′ō-rā-tor,Collaborateur,kol-ab′ō-ra-tār,n.an associate or assistant in labour, particularly literary or scientific.—n.Collaborā′tion. [Coined from L.col, with, andlaborāre,-ātum, to labour.]
Collapse, kol-aps′,n.a falling away or breaking down: any sudden or complete breakdown or prostration.—v.i.to fall together, to contract: to fall or break down: to go to ruin: to lose heart.—adj.Collaps′ible, capable of collapsing. [L.collapsus—col, together, andlabi,lapsus, to slide or fall.]
Collar, kol′ar,n.something worn round the neck: the part of a garment at the neck: a band round a dog's neck: that part of a horse's harness worn round the neck, to which the traces are attached: a ring: a band.—v.t.to seize by the collar: to put a collar on: to capture.—ns.Coll′ar-beam, a horizontal piece of timber connecting or bracing two opposite rafters, to prevent sagging;Coll′ar-bone, in man and most mammals the only bone directly connecting the upper extremity with the skeleton of the trunk.—p.adj.Coll′ared, having, or ornamented with, a collar: rolled up and bound with a string, as a piece of meat having the bones removed: captured.—ns.Coll′arette, a small collar;Coll′ar-work, hard work against the collar: drudgery. [O. Fr.colier—L.collāre—collum, the neck.]
Collard, kol′ard,n.cole-wort. [SeeCole.]
Collate, kol-āt′,v.t.to bring together for comparison: to examine and compare, as books, and esp. old manuscripts: to place in or confer a benefice upon: to place in order, as the sheets of a book for binding.—adj.Collā′table.—ns.Collā′tion, act of collating: a bringing together for examination and comparison: presentation to a benefice: a repast between meals, from the habit of reading thecollationesor lives of the Fathers during meals in monasteries.—adj.Collā′tive, having the power of conferring: of livings where the bishop and patron are one and the same person.—n.Collā′tor, one who collates or compares: one who bestows or presents. [L.conferre,collatum—con, together,ferre, to bring.]
Collateral, kol-at′ėr-al,adj.side by side: running parallel or together; corresponding; descended from the same ancestor, but not directly, as the children of brothers.—n.a collateral relation: a contemporary: a rival.—adv.Collat′erally. [L.col, andlatus,lateris, a side.]
Colleague, kol′ēg,n.one associated with others in some employment—not of partners in business.—n.Coll′eagueship. [Fr.collègue—L.collega—col, together, andlegĕre, to choose.]
Colleague, kol′ēg,v.i.to join or unite: to conspire:—pr.p.colleaguing(kol-ēg′ing);pa.p.colleagued(kol-ēgd′). [From O. Fr.colliguer, to join in alliance—L.colligāre, to bind together.]
Collect, kol-ekt′,v.t.to assemble or bring together: to infer: to put one's thoughts in order.—v.i.to run together: to accumulate.—ns.Col′lect, a short form of prayer, peculiar to the liturgies of the Western Church, consisting of a single sentence, conveying one main petition;Collectā′nea, a selection of passages from various authors: a miscellany.—adj.Collect′ed, gathered together: having one's senses gathered together: cool: firm—adv.Collect′edly.—ns.Collect′edness, self-possession: coolness;Collec′tion, act of collecting: collecting of money at a religious or public meeting: the money collected: a number of anything: an assemblage: a book of selections: composure: an examination at the end of the terms in certain colleges.—adj.Collect′ive, considered as forming one mass or sum: congregated: common: (Milt.) inferential: (gram.) expressing a number or multitude.—adv.Collect′ively.—ns.Collect′ivism, the economic theory of socialism, that industry should be carried on with a collective capital;Collect′ivist, a socialist—alsoadj.;Collect′or, one who collects, as tickets, money, &c.;Collect′orate,Collect′orship. [L.colligĕre,collectum, fromcol, together, andlegĕre, to gather.]
Colleen, kol′ēn,n.a girl. [Irishcailín.]
College, kol′ej,n.an incorporation, company, or society of persons joined together generally for literary or scientific purposes, and often possessing peculiar or exclusive privileges: a member of the body known as the university: (U.S.) often used as the equivalent of university: a seminary of learning: a literary, political, or religious institution: the edifice appropriated to a college.—n.Coll′eger, inmate of a college: one of the seventy foundationers at Eton College.—adj.Collē′gial, pertaining to a college.—ns.Collē′gian, a member or inhabitant of a college: (slang) inmate of a prison;Collē′gianer, a member of a college, a student.—adj.Collē′giate, pertaining to or resembling a college: containing a college, as a town; instituted like a college: corporate.—n.inmate of a prison, &c.—College of Arms,Heralds' College, a collegiate body incorporated in 1483, presided over by the Earl Marshal, and including Garter, principal King-of-arms, Clarenceux, and Norroy, besides six heralds and four pursuivants:College of Justice, in Scotland, a great forensic society, composed of judges, advocates, writers to the signet, and solicitors.—Collegiate church,Collegial church, a church so called from having a college or chapter, consisting of a dean or provost and canons, attached to it (in Scotland, a church occupied by two or more pastors of equal rank—alsoCollegiate charge). [Fr.collège—L.collegium, fromcol, andlegĕre, to gather.]
Collet, kol′et,n.a ring or collar: the part of a ring which contains the stone. [Fr.,—L.collum.]
Collide, kol-īd′,v.i.to dash together: to clash.—p.adjs.Collid′ed,Collid′ing.—ns.Colli′sion, state of being struck together: conflict: opposition: clashing;Colli′sion-mat; a mat for covering a hole in a ship's side caused by a collision. [L.collidĕre,collisum—col, together,lædĕre, to strike.]
Collie,Colly, kol′i,n.a shepherd's dog. [Ety. dub.]
Collier, kol′yėr,n.one who works in a coal-mine: a ship that carries coal: a sailor in such a ship.—n.Coll′iery, a coal-mine.
Colligate, kol′i-gāt,v.t.to bind together. [L.colligāre,-ātum—col, together,ligāre, to bind.]
Collimation, kol-li-mā′shun,n.the adjustment of the line of sight of a telescope.—v.t.Col′limāte.—n.Collimā′tor, a subsidiary telescope used to detect errors in collimation, when adjusting for transit observations. [L.collimāreforcollineāre, to bring into line with—col, together,linea, a line.]
Collinear, ko-lin′e-ar,adj.in the same straight line.
Collieshangie, kol-i-shang′i,n.(Scot.) noisy wrangling or fighting. [Ety. dub.; but perh. fromcollie, a dog, andshangie, something attached to his tail.]
Collingual, ko-ling′gwal,adj.speaking the same tongue.
Colliquate, kol′i-kwāt,v.t.to melt.—adjs.Colliq′uable,Coll′iquant, melting, wasting;Colliq′uative, profuse in flow. [L.com-, together,liquāre,-ātum, to make melt.]
Collocate, kol′ō-kāt,v.t.to place together: to set: to arrange.—n.Collocā′tion, act of collocating: disposition in place: arrangement. [L.collocāre,-ātum,col, together,locāre, to place.]
Collocutor,Collocutory. SeeColloquy.
Collodion, kol-ō′di-on,n.a gluey solution of gun-cotton in alcohol and ether, used in surgery and photography. [Gr.kollōdēs—kolla, glue,eidos, form, appearance.]
Collogue, ko-log′,v.i.to simulate belief: to conspire: to converse confidentially.—v.t.to coax; to flatter. [Prob. from L.colloqui, to speak together.]
Colloid, kol′oid,n.a name given by Graham, in contradistinction tocrystalloids, to any soluble substance, which, when exposed to dialysis, does not pass through the porous membrane.—adj.Colloid′al. [Gr.kolla, glue, andeidos, form.]
Collop, kol′op,n.a slice of meat, fried or otherwise: (Shak.) a child.—Collop Monday, the day before Shrove Tuesday, when collops-and-eggs was eaten.—Minced collops(Scot.), minced meat.
Colloquy, kol′o-kwi,n.a speaking together: mutual discourse: conversation.—v.i.(rare) to converse.—n.Colloc′ūtor.—adj.Colloc′ūtory.—v.i.Colloque′, to hold colloquy.—adj.Collō′quial, pertaining to or used in common conversation.—ns.Collō′quialism, a form of expression used in familiar talk;Collō′quialist.—adv.Collō′quially.—v.i.Coll′oquise, to converse.—n.Coll′oquist, a speaker in a colloquy. [L.colloquium,col, together,loqui, to speak.]
Collotype, kol′o-tīp,n.a photographic process much used for book illustrations and advertising purposes. [Gr.kolla, glue, andType.]
Colluctation, kol-uk-tā′shun,n.strife: opposition. [L.colluctāri—col-,luctāri, to wrestle.]
Collude, kol-ūd′,v.i.to play into each other's hand: to act in concert, esp. in a fraud.—ns.Collud′er;Collū′sion, act of colluding: a secret agreement to deceive: deceit.—adj.Collū′sive, fraudulently concerted: deceitful.—adv.Collū′sively. [L.colludĕre,collusum, fromcol, andludĕre, to play.]
Colluvies, ko-lū′vi-ēs.,n.filth: a rabble. [L. 'washings'—colluĕre, to wash thoroughly.]
Colly, kol′li,v.t.to begrime with coal-dust: (Shak.) to darken.—p.adj.Col′lied. [SeeCoal.]
Collyrium, ko-lir′i-um,n.a term for various kinds of eye-salve or eye-wash. [L.,—Gr.kollyrion, eye-salve, dim. ofkollyra, a roll of bread.]
Colocynth, kol′ō-sinth,n.the dried and powdered pulp of a kind of cucumber, much used as a purgative. [L.,—Gr.kolokynthis.]
Cologne-earth, ko-lōn′-ėrth,n.a brown earth prepared from lignite, found originally nearCologne, a German city on the Rhine.—Cologne water, orEau de Cologne, a perfumed spirit first made at Cologne in 1709 by Jean Farina.
Colon, kō′lon,n.the mark (:) used to indicate a distinct member or clause of a sentence. [Gr.kōlon, a limb, member.]
Colon, kō′lon,n.that portion of the large intestine which extends from the cæcum to the rectum, which is the terminal portion of the intestinal canal.—n.Colonī′tis, inflammation of the colon. [L.,—Gr.kolon, the large intestine.]
Colonel, kur′nėl,n.an officer who has command of a regiment;—ns.Col′onelcy, his office or rank;Col′onelling, playing the colonel;Col′onelship, colonelcy: quality of a colonel. [Fr. and Sp.coronel; a corr. of It.colonello, the leader of acolonna, or column—L.columna.]
Colonnade, kol-on-ād′,n.a range of columns placed at regular intervals: a similar row, as of trees. [Fr.,—L.columna.]
Colony, kol′on-i,n.a name somewhat vaguely applied to the foreign dependencies of a state (a Roman colony was a military settlement planted in subject territory; a Greek colony consisted of a band of emigrants impelled to seek a new home, and connected with their mother-city by no stronger tie than that of sentiment): a body of persons who form a fixed settlement in another country: the settlement so formed: the place they inhabit.—adj.Colōn′ial, pertaining to a colony.—n.an inhabitant of a colony, a colonist.—ns.Colōn′ialism, a trait of colonial life or speech;Colonisā′tion, act or practice of colonising: state of being colonised.—v.t.Col′onise, to plant or establish a colony in: to form into a colony.—v.i.to settle.—n.Col′onist, an inhabitant of a colony.—Colonial animals, organisms which cannot be fairly regarded as unities, but consist of numerous individuals united in a common life;Colonial system, the theory that the settlements abroad were to be treated as proprietary domains exploited for the benefit of the mother-country. [L.colonia—colonus, a husbandman—colĕre, to till.]
Colophon, kol′o-fon,n.in early printing, the inscription at the end of a book with name, date, &c. [L.colophon—Gr.kolophōn, the finish.]
Colophony, kol-of′o-ni,n.the dark-coloured resin got from the distillation of turpentine with water. [Gr., fromColophon, in Asia Minor.]
Coloquintida, kol-o-kwin′ti-da,n.the colocynth.
Colossus, kol-os′us,n.a gigantic statue, esp. that of Apollo astride the entrance of the harbour of Rhodes.—adjs.Coloss′al, like a colossus: gigantic;Coloss′alwise, astride (Shak.).—ns.Colossē′um,Colisē′um, Vespasian's amphitheatre at Rome, which was the largest in the world. [L.,—Gr.kolossos.]
Colostrum, ko-los′trum,n.the first milk of a mammal after parturition.—n.Colostrā′tion, a disease of infants due to colostrum.—adjs.Colos′tric,Colos′trous. [L.]
Colour, kul′ur,n.a property of light which causes bodies to have different appearances to the eye: the hue or appearance which bodies present to the eye: appearance of blood in the face: appearance: pretext: tint: paint: false show: kind: (pl.) a flag, ensign, or standard: paints.—v.t.to put colour on: to stain: to paint: to set in a fair light: to exaggerate: to misrepresent.—v.i.to show colour: to blush.—adjs.Colorif′ic, containing or producing colours;Col′ourable, having a fair appearance: designed to conceal.—adv.Col′ourably.—n.Colourā′tion.—adj.Col′our-blind, unable to distinguish between colours.—n.Col′our-blind′ness.—adjs.Col′oured, having colour: (Spens.) having a specious appearance, deceitful: of the complexion, other than white.—ns.Col′ouring, any substance used to give colour: manner of applying colours: specious appearance;Col′ourist, one who colours or paints: one who excels in colouring.—adj.Col′ourless, without colour: transparent: neutral.—ns.Col′ourman, one who prepares and sells colours;Col′our-ser′geant, the sergeant who guards the colours of a regiment.—adj.Col′oury, having much colour.—Colour a pipe, to cause a tobacco-pipe, esp. a meerschaum, to take on a brown or black colour, by smoking.—A person of colour, a person of negro blood.—Change colour, to turn pale: to blush;Come off with flying colours, to do something with great éclat;Come out in one's true colours, to appear in one's real character;Desert one's colours, to abandon one's post or duty;Fast colour, a colour which does not fade when washed;Fight under false colours, to put forward a false pretence as a cover for one's actions;Give colour, to give plausibility:Hang out false colours, to put up another's flag, to pretend to belong to another party than one really does;High colour, pronounced redness of complexion;Lose colour, to lose one's good looks;Nail one's colours to the mast, to commit one's self to some party or plan of action;Off colour, faded: past one's best;Paint in bright colours, to embellish: to exaggerate;Primary colours, the three colours, red, green, and violet, from which the others, calledSecondary colours, can be obtained;Show one's colours, to show what are one's inclinations, opinions, or character;Stick to one's colours, to adhere to one's party or opinions;Under colour of, under the pretext of;Without colour, without disguise: colourless: without individuality. [Fr.,—L.color; akin tocelāre, to cover, to conceal.]
Colporteur, kol′pōrt-ār, orkol′pōrt-ėr,n.a peddler, esp. one selling tracts and religious books.—n.Col′portāge, the distribution of books by colporteurs. [Fr.colporteur, fromcol—L.collum, the neck, andporter—L.portāre, to carry.]
Colt, kōlt,n.a young horse: an awkward fellow: an inexperienced youth: (B.) a young camel or ass: (naut.) a rope's end.—v.i.(Spens.) to frisk like a colt.—v.t.(Shak.) to cheat: to give the rope's end, to beat.—adj.Colt′ish, like a colt: frisky: wanton.—ns.Colt's′-foot, a composite plant with large soft leaves once used for asthma and coughing;Colt's′-tooth, one of a horse's first set of teeth; (Shak.) love of youthful pleasures: wantonness. [A.S.colt; Sw.kult, a young boar, a stout boy.]