Cotyle, kot′i-lē,n.an ancient Greek drinking-cup: (zool.) a cup-like cavity:—pl.Cot′ylæ, orCot′yles.—adj.Cotyl′iform. [Gr.]
Cotyledon, kot-i-lē′don,n.(bot.) the term applied to the seed-leaves of the embryo: the seed-leaf.—adjs.Cotylē′donary;Cotylē′donous, pertaining to or having cotyledons or seed-lobes;Cot′yloid, cup-shaped. [L.,—Gr.kotylēdōn—kotylē, a cup.]
Coucal, kōō′kal,n.a genus of common bush-birds in Africa and India.
Couch, kowch,v.t.to lay down on a bed, &c.: to lower: to level: to arrange in language, to express: to depress or remove a cataract in the eye.—v.i.to lie down for the purpose of sleep, concealment, &c.: to bend or stoop in reverence.—n.any place for rest or sleep: a bed: the lair of a wild beast.—adj.Couch′ant, couching or lying down: (her.) of a beast lying down with his head up.—ns.Couch′-fell′ow,Couch′-mate, a bed-fellow;Couching.—Couch a spear, to fix it in its rest at the side of the armour. [Fr.coucher, to lie down—L.collocāre, to place—com, together,locus, a place.]
Couch, kowch,Couch-grass,kowch′-gras,n.a grass of the same genus with wheat, but a widespread and troublesome weed. [A variant ofQuitch.]
Couchee, kōō′shā,n.an evening party or reception. [Fr.couché. SeeCouch.]
Cougar, kōō′gar,n.an American animal, same as the puma. [Fr.couguar, from native name.]
Cough, kof,n.an effort of the lungs to throw off injurious matter, accompanied by a harsh sound, proceeding from the throat.—v.i.to make this effort.—v.t.to expel from the throat or lungs by a cough.—ns.Cough′-drop,-loz′enge, a sweetmeat taken to cure coughing;Cough′er;Cough′ing,—Cough down, to drown a speaker's voice by coughing, so that he must stop. [M. E.coughen; cf. Dut.kuchen, Ger.keuchen,keichen, to gasp.]
Could, kood,pa.t.ofCan.[M. E.coude,couth—A.S.cúðeforcunðe, was able;lis inserted from the influence ofwouldandshould.]
Coulée, kōō-lā′, orkōō′li,n.a ravine, esp. one worn out by water. [Fr.,—couler, to flow.]
Couleur, kool′ār,n.French word forColour.—n.Coul′eur-de-rose′, rose colour.—adv.in a favourable light: fanciful.
Coulisse, kōō-lis′,n.a piece of grooved wood, as the slides in which the side-scenes of a theatre run—hence, the side-scene of a theatre. [Fr.,—couler, to glide, to flow—L.colāre, to flow.]
Couloir, kool-wär,n.a gully filled with snow. [Fr.]
Coulomb, koo-lom′,n.the unit of quantity in measuring current electricity: the quantity furnished by a current of one ampere in one second. [From the French physicist, C. A. deCoulomb(1736-1806).]
Coulter. SeeColter.
Coumarine, koo′ma-rin,n.a crystalline compound obtained in Tonka beans, &c.—alsoCu′marin.—adjs.Cou′maric,Coumaril′ic.
Council, kown′sil,n.an assembly called together for deliberation or advice: the body of men constituting such an assembly: the body of men directing the affairs of the city: an assembly of ecclesiastics met to regulate doctrine or discipline (diocesan,provincial,national,general, orœcumenical).—ns.Coun′cil-board, the board or table round which a council meets for deliberation: the council itself;Coun′cil-cham′ber, the room where a council is held;Coun′cillor, a member of a council, esp. of a common council;Coun′cil-man, a member of a municipal council.—Council of war, a conference of military or naval officers called to meet and consult with the commander.—General council, one called by an invitation to the church at large, alsoŒcumenical, if received by the Catholic Church in general—as the first seven, 325-787.—In council, in the council-chamber: in giving advice.—Privy-council(seePrivy). [Fr.concile—L.concilium.]
Counsel, kown′sel,n.consultation: deliberation: advice: plan: purpose: one who gives counsel, a barrister or advocate.—v.t.to give advice: to warn:—pr.p.coun′selling;pa.p.coun′selled.—n.Coun′sel-keep′er(Shak.), one who can keep counsel or a secret.—adjs.Coun′sel-keep′ing(Shak.), keeping counsel or secrets;Coun′sellable, that may be counselled.—ns.Coun′sellor, one who counsels: a barrister;Coun′sellorship.—Counsel of perfection, a declaration of our Lord's, not absolutely imperative, but commended as the means of reaching greater perfection;Keep counsel, to keep a secret;King's counsel (K.C.), a barrister-at-law appointed by letters-patent—the office is honorary, but gives the right of precedence in all the courts. [Fr.conseil—L.consilium, advice—consulĕre, to consult.]
Count, kownt,n.on the Continent, a title of nobility equal in rank to an English earl:—fem.Count′ess, the wife of a count or earl (fem. ofearl).—ns.Count′ship, a count's dignity or domain (also used as a title);Coun′ty, a portion of a country separated for the administration of justice: a shire;Coun′ty-fam′ily, a family of the nobility or gentry (Coun′ty-people), with estates and a seat in the county. [O. Fr.conte—L.comes,comitis, a companion,con, with,īre,itum, to go.]
Count, kownt,v.t.to number, sum up: to ascribe: esteem: consider.—v.i.to add to or increase a number by being counted to it: to depend.—n.act of numbering: the number counted: a particular charge in an indictment.—adj.Count′able, capable of being counted.—ns.Count′er, he who or that which counts: that which indicates a number: a piece of metal, &c., used in reckoning: a table on which money is counted or goods laid;Count′ing-house,Count′ing-room, the house or room in which merchants keep their accounts and transact business.—adj.Count′less, that cannot be counted: innumerable.—n.Count′-wheel, a wheel with notched edge controlling the stroke of a clock in sounding the hours. [O. Fr.cunter(Fr.compter)—L.computāre.]
Countenance, kown′ten-ans,n.the face: the expression of the face: appearance.—v.t.to favour or approve.—n.Coun′tenancer.—Change countenance, to change the expression of the face;His countenance fell, he became dejected or angry;In countenance, unabashed—opp. toOut of countenance. [O. Fr.contenance—L.continentia, restraint, demeanour—L.continēre, to contain.]
Counter, kown′tėr,adv.against: in opposition.—adj.contrary: opposite.—n.that which is counter of opposite: (mus.) the voice-part set in immediate contrast with the air: (fencing) a parry in which one foil follows the other in a small circle: the part of a horse's breast between the shoulders and under the neck: (naut.) the part of a ship between the water-line and the knuckle of the stern.—v.t.Counteract′, to act counter or in opposition to: to hinder or defeat.—n.Counterac′tion.—adj.Counteract′ive, tending to counteract.—n.one who or that which counteracts.—adv.Counteract′ively.—ns.Coun′ter-ag′ent, anything which counteracts;Coun′ter-approach′, a work thrown up outside a besieged place to command or check the approaches of the besieger;Coun′ter-attrac′tion, attraction in an opposite direction.—adj.Coun′ter-attract′ive, attracting in an opposite direction.—v.t.Counterbal′ance, to balance by weight on the opposite side: to act against with equal weight, power, or influence.—ns.Coun′terbalance, an equal weight, power, or agency working in opposition;Coun′terbase(seeContrabass);Coun′ter-batt′ery(mil.), a battery erected to oppose another;Coun′ter-blast, something done in opposition to another thing;Coun′ter-bond, a bond to protect from contingent loss one who has given bond for another.—v.t.Coun′ter-brace(naut.), to brace or fasten (the head-yards and after-yards) in opposite ways.—n.the lee-brace of the fore-topsail-yard.—n.Coun′terbuff, a stroke that stops motion or causes a recoil.—v.t.to drive back by such.—ns.Coun′ter-cast(Spens.), a contrary cast, counterplot, trick;Coun′ter-cast′er(Shak.), one who casts accounts: a book-keeper—used in contempt;Coun′ter-change, (Shak.), exchange, reciprocation.—p.adj.Coun′terchanged′, exchanged: (her.) intermixed or set one against the other, as the colours of the field and charge.—n.Coun′ter-charge, a charge brought forward in opposition to another charge.—v.t.Coun′tercharm, to destroy or dissolve the effects of another charm.—n.that which destroys the effects of another charm.—v.t.Coun′ter-check, to check by some obstacle: to rebuke.—ns.Counter-check′, a check in opposition to another: a rebuke;Counter-claim,kown′tėr-klām,n.a cross-demand brought forward as a partial or complete set-off against another claim.;Coun′ter-curr′ent, a current flowing in an opposite direction;Coun′ter-drain, a drain alongside a canal, &c., to carry off water oozing out.—v.t.Coun′terdraw, to trace on oiled paper or other transparent material.—ns.Coun′ter-ev′idence, evidence brought forward in opposition to other evidence;Coun′terfoil, the corresponding part of a bank cheque, &c., retained by the giver;Coun′ter-force, an opposing force;Coun′ter-fort(fort.), a buttress, or arch behind the revetments or retaining walls of the ditches of permanent fortifications;Coun′ter-gauge, an adjustable scribing gauge for marking the measurements of a mortise on a piece to be tenoned;Coun′ter-guard(fort.), an outwork consisting of two lines of rampart running parallel to the faces of the bastion, to guard the bastion from being breached;Coun′ter-in′fluence, an opposing influence;Coun′ter-irr′itant, an agent or substance applied to the skin so as to redden, to vesicate, or to produce pustules, &c.;Coun′ter-irritā′tion, an artificial irritation produced in one part of the body to act in opposition to and remove already existing irritation;Coun′terlight(paint.), a light opposite to any object, disturbing the effect of its light.—v.i.Coun′termarch, to march back or in a direction contrary to a former one.—n.a marching backward or in a direction different from a former one: (mil.) an evolution by which a body of men change front, and still retain the same men in the front rank: change of measures.—n.Coun′termark, an additional mark put on a bale of goods belonging to several merchants, so that it may not be opened except in the presence of all the owners: a mark put on standard metal by the London Goldsmiths' Company in addition to the artificer's: an artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses to disguise their age.—v.t.Coun′termine, to make a mine in opposition to: to oppose by means of a countermine: (fig.) to frustrate by secret working:—pr.p.countermin′ing;pa.p.countermined′.—ns.Coun′ter-mine(mil.), a mine or chamber excavated by the besieged to counteract or destroy the mines made by the besiegers: (fig.) any means of counteraction;Coun′ter-mō′tion, an opposite motion;Coun′ter-move,-move′ment, a contrary move, movement.—v.t.Coun′termure, to fortify a wall with another wall.—ns.Coun′ter-ō′pening, an aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place;Coun′ter-pace, a step in opposition to another, a contrary measure.—adj.Coun′ter-paled(her.), divided equally, as an escutcheon, first palewise, then by a line fesswise, with two tinctures countercharged.—ns.Coun′ter-parole′, a word in addition to the password;Coun′terpart, the part that answers to another part: that which fits into or completes another, having the qualities which another lacks, and so an opposite.—adj.Coun′ter-pass′ant(her.), denoting two animals in a coat of arms represented as passing each other the contrary way.—n.Coun′terplea, a replication to a plea or request.—v.t.Counterplead′, to plead the contrary of;Coun′terplot′, to plot against in order to frustrate another plot:—pr.p.counterplot′ting;pa.p.counterplot′ted.—n.a plot or stratagem opposed to another plot.—v.t.Coun′terpoise, to poise or weigh against or on the opposite side: to act in opposition to with equal effect.—n.an equally heavy weight in the other scale—(Spens.)Coun′terpoys.—ns.Coun′ter-pois′on, a poison used as the antidote of another;Coun′ter-pres′sure, opposing pressure;Coun′ter-proof, an inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press;Coun′ter-revolū′tion, a subsequent revolution counteracting the effect of a previous;Coun′ter-roll, a copy of the rolls relating to appeals, inquests, &c., serving as a check on another's roll;Coun′ter-round, a body of officers which goes to inspect the rounds.—adj.Coun′tersā′lient(her.), salient in opposite directions.—n.Coun′terscarp(fort.), the side of the ditch nearest to the besiegers and opposite to the scarp.—v.t.Counterseal′(Shak.), to seal along with others.—ns.Coun′ter-secur′ity, security given to one who has become surety for another;Coun′ter-sense, an interpretation contrary to the real sense.—v.t.Countersign′, to sign on the opposite side of a writing: to sign in addition to the signature of a superior, to attest the authenticity of a writing.—ns.Coun′tersign, a military private sign or word, which must be given in order to pass a sentry: a counter-signature;Coun′ter-sig′nal, a signal used as an answerCountersink.to another;Coun′ter-sig′nature, a name countersigned to a writing.—v.t.Coun′tersink, to bevel the edge of a hole, as for the head of a screw-nail (aain fig.)—it is usually done by aCountersink-bit(bin fig.) in a brace.—ns.Coun′ter-stand, opposition, resistance;Coun′ter-state′ment, a statement in opposition to another statement;Coun′ter-stroke(Spens.), a stroke given in return for another stroke;Coun′ter-tal′ly, a tally serving as a check to another;Coun′ter-ten′or, name applied to alto when sung by a male voice (so called because a contrast to tenor);Coun′ter-time, the resistance of a horse that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manège: resistance, opposition;Coun′terturn, a turn in a play different from what was expected.—v.t.Countervail′, to be of avail against: to act against with equal effect: to be of equal value to: to compensate [CounterandAvail].—n.Coun′ter-view, an opposing view: a posture in which two persons face each other: opposition: contrast.—v.t.Coun′ter-vote, to vote in opposition to;Coun′ter-weigh, to weigh against, counterbalance.—ns.Coun′ter-weight, a weight in an opposite scale.—v.i.Coun′ter-wheel, to wheel in an opposite direction.—n.Coun′ter-work, a work raised in opposition to another.—v.t.to work in opposition to.—p.adj.Coun′ter-wrought. [Fr.,—L.contra, against.]
Counter, kown′tėr,n.(Spens.) encounter.—v.t.to encounter: to contradict.
Counterfeit, kown′tėr-fit, -fēt,v.t.to imitate: to copy without authority: to forge.—n.something false or copied, or that pretends to be true and original.—adj.pretended: made in imitation of: forged: false.—n.Coun′terfeiter, one who counterfeits.—adv.Coun′terfeitly, in a counterfeit manner: falsely.—n.Coun′ter-fes′ance(Spens.), act of counterfeiting: forgery. [O. Fr.contrefet, fromcontrefaire, to imitate—L.contra, against,facĕre, to do.]
Countermand, kown-tėr-mand′,v.t.to give a command in opposition to one already given: to revoke.—n.a revocation of a former order.—adj.Countermand′able. [O. Fr.contremander—L.contra, against, andmandāre, to order.]
Counterpane, kown′tėr-pān,n.a coverlet for a bed, stitched or woven in squares.—Older formCoun′terpoint. [A corr. of O. Fr.contrepointe, which is a corr. ofcoultepointe—L.culcita puncta, a stitched pillow or cover. SeeQuilt.]
Counterpoint, kown′tėr-point,n.(mus.) the art of combining melodies: the setting of a harmony of one or more parts to a melody: the art of composition.—adj.Contrapunt′al.—n.Contrapunt′ist. [Fr.,—contre, against,point, a point.]
Country, kun′tri,n.a rural region as distinct from a town: a tract of land: the land in which one was born, or in which one resides.—adj.belonging to the country: rustic: rude.—p.adj.Coun′trified.—v.t.Coun′trify, to make rustic.—ns.Coun′try-box, a country-house;Coun′try-dance, a dance practised by country people: a dance in which an indefinite number of couples can take part, the gentlemen being arranged at the commencement on one side, and the ladies on the other.—n.pl.Coun′try-folk, the inhabitants of the country.—ns.Coun′try-house,-seat, the residence of a country gentleman;Coun′tryman, one who lives in the country: a farmer: one born in the same country with another;Coun′try-side, a district or part of the country;Coun′try-woman, a woman who dwells in the country: a woman born in the same country.—Country cousin, a relative from the country, unaccustomed to town sights or manners;Country gentleman, a landed proprietor who resides on his estate in the country;Country town, a small town in a rural district, depending on the agricultural industry of the surrounding country.—Go to the country, in parliamentary usage, to appeal to the feeling of the community by a general election. [O. Fr.,contrée—Low L.contrata,contrada, an extension of L.contra, over against.]
County.SeeCount(1).
Coup, kōō,n.a blow, stroke, a successful hit: (billiards) the act of putting a ball in a pocket without having hit another ball.—Coup d'état, a sudden or violent stroke of state policy, as that by which Louis Napoleon subverted the constitution (Dec. 2, 1851);Coup de grâce, the finishing blow by which a tortured man is put out of pain, any decisive stroke generally;Coup de main, a sudden and overpowering attack;Coup de maître, a master-stroke;Coup de théâtre, a sudden and sensational turn in a piece:Coup d'œil, a general view of a scene or subject taken in at a glance. [Fr.,—L.,—colaphos, a blow.]
Coup, kowp,v.t.to exchange or barter.—n.Coup′er, a dealer. [Scot., from Ice.,kaupa, to buy.]
Coup, kowp,v.t.to overturn. [Scot.; perh. originally the same word asCope.]
Coupé, kōō-pā,n.the front part of a French stagecoach: a four-wheeled carriage seated for two inside, with a separate seat for the driver: the front compartment of a railway carriage.—adj.Couped(her.), cut evenly off, as the head or limb of an animal. [Fr.couper, to cut.]
Coupee, koo-pē′,n.in dancing, a salute to a partner, while resting on one foot and swinging the other backward or forward. [Fr.,—couper, to cut.]
Couple, kup′l,n.that which joins two things together: two of a kind joined together, or connected: two: one pair at a dance: a pair: esp. of married or betrothed persons: (statics) a pair of equal forces acting on the same body in opposite and parallel directions.—v.t.to join together.—v.i.to pair sexually.—ns.Coup′lement, union: a couple;Coup′ler, one who or that which couples or unites;Coup′let, two lines of verse that rhyme with each other;Coup′ling, that which connects, an appliance for transmitting motion in machinery;Coup′ling-box, the box or ring of metal connecting the contiguous ends of two lengths of shafts;Coup′ling-pin, a pin or bolt used in coupling machinery.—adj.Well-coupled, of a horse, well formed at the part where the back joins the rump. [O. Fr.cople—L.copula.]
Coupon, kōō′pong,n.a billet, check, or other slip of paper cut off from its counterpart: one of a series of tickets which are vouchers that certain payments will be made or services be performed, at various times or places, in consideration of money paid: a dividend or interest warrant presented for payment by holders of debentures. [Fr.,—couper, to cut off.]
Coupure, koo-pūr′,n.an entrenchment made by the besieged behind a breach: a passage cut to facilitate sallies. [Fr.,—couper, to cut.]
Courage, kur′āj,n.the quality that enables men to meet dangers without fear: bravery: spirit.—interj.take courage!—adj.Courā′geous, full of courage: brave.—adv.Courā′geously.—n.Courā′geousness.—Dutch courage, a fictitious courage induced by drinking;Pluck up one's courage, to nerve one's self to something daring;The courage of one's convictions, courage to act up to or consistently with one's opinions. [O. Fr.corage(Fr.courage), from L.cor, the heart.]
Courant, kōō-ränt′,adj.(her.) in a running attitude.—ns.Courante′,Courant′, an old dance with a kind of gliding step. [SeeCurrent.]
Courap, koo-rap′,n.an itching skin disease, common in India, with eruptions on face, breast, groin, &c.
Courb, kōōrb,v.i.(Shak.) to bend, stoop to supplicate.—adj.(Shak.) bent. [Fr.,—L.curvāre, to bend.]
Courbaril, koor′ba-ril,n.gum animé.
Courbette.Same asCurvet. [Fr.,—It.corvetta.]
Coure, obsolete form ofCower.
Courier, kōō′ri-ėr,n.a runner: a messenger: a state messenger: a travelling attendant: a frequent title of newspapers. [Fr.,—L.currĕre, to run.]
Course, kōrs,n.the act of running: the road or tract on which one runs: the direction pursued: a voyage: a race: regular progress from point to point: habitual method of procedure: a prescribed series, as of lectures, &c.: each of the successive divisions of a meal, as dinner: conduct: a range of bricks or stones on the same level in building: (naut.) one of the sails bent to a ship's lower yards, as the main-sail, called themain-course, the fore-sail orfore-course, and the cross-jack ormizzen-course: (pl.) the menses.—v.t.to run, chase, or hunt after.—v.i.to move with speed, as in a race or hunt.—ns.Cours′er, a runner: a swift horse: one who courses or hunts;Cours′ing, hunting with greyhounds;Cours′ing-joint, a joint between two courses of masonry.—In course, in regular order: (coll.) of course;Of course, by natural consequence, or by settled rule. [Fr.cours—L.cursus, fromcurrĕre,cursum, to run.]
Court, kōrt,n.a space enclosed: a space surrounded by houses: the palace of a sovereign: the body of persons who form his suite or council: attention: civility, as 'to pay court:' (law) the hall of justice; the judges and officials who preside there: any body of persons assembled to decide causes, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical.—v.t.to pay attentions to: to woo: to solicit: to seek.—ns.Court′-bar′on, the assembly of freehold tenants of a manor under a lord;Court′-card(seeCoat-card);Court′-cup′board(Shak.), a movable cupboard or sideboard on which plate was displayed;Court′-day, a day on which a judicial court sits;Court′-dress, the special regulation costume worn on state or ceremonious occasions;Court′-dress′er, a flatterer.—adj.Courteous(kurt′yus), of court-like manners: polite: respectful: obliging.—adv.Courteously(kurt′-).—ns.Courteousness,(kurt′-);Court′-fool, a fool or jester, formerly kept at court for amusement;Court′-guide, a guide to, or directory of, the names and residences of the nobility in a town;Court′-hand, a modification of the Norman handwriting, as distinguished from the modern or Italian handwriting, in use in the English law-courts from the 16th century to the reign of George II.;Court′-house, a building where the law-courts are held;Court′ier, one who frequents courts or palaces: one who courts or flatters;Court′ierism, the behaviour or practices of a courtier.—adv.Court′ierly.—ns.Court′ing, paying addresses to a woman, wooing; (Spens.) attendance at court;Court′-leet, a court of record held in a manor before the lord or his steward;Court′let, a petty court.—adj.Court′-like, courtly: polite.—ns.Court′liness;Court′ling, a hanger-on at court.—adj.Court′ly, having manners like those at a court: elegant.—ns.Court′-mar′tial, a court held by officers of the army or navy for the trial of offences against military or naval laws:—pl.Courts′-mar′tial; one improvised in time of war round an upturned drum for summary judgment is aDrumhead court-martial;Court′-plas′ter, sticking-plaster made of silk, originally applied as patches on the face by ladies at court;Court′-roll, the record of a court of justice;Court′ship, courtly behaviour: the act of wooing with intention to marry;Court′-sword, a light dress-sword worn as part of court-dress;Court′yard, a court or enclosed ground before a house.—Court holy water, empty compliments: (obs.) flattery. [O. Fr.cort(Fr.cour)—Low L.cortis, a courtyard—L.cors,cohors, an enclosure; akin to Gr.chortos, an enclosed place, L.hortus, a garden. SeeYard.]
Courtesan,-zan, kōrt′e-zan, orkurt′e-zan,n.a court-mistress: a woman of the town, a whore. [Fr.,—It.cortigiana.]
Courtesy, kort′e-si, orkurt′e-si,n.courtliness: elegance of manner: an act of civility or respect: a curtsy: (law) the life interest which the surviving husband has in the real or heritable estate of his wife.—v.i.to make a curtsy.—pr.p.court′esying;pa.p.court′esied.—n.pl.Court′esy-tī′tles, titles really invalid, but allowed by the usage of society—as to children of peers. [O. Fr.courtoisie.]
Couscous, kus′kus,n.an African dish of granulated flour steamed over broth. [Ar.kuskus.]
Cousin, kuz′n,n.formerly a kinsman generally; now, the son or daughter of an uncle or aunt: a term used by a sovereign in addressing another, or to one of his own noblemen: something kindred or related to another.—ns.Cous′in-ger′man, a first cousin: something closely related;Cous′inhood,Cous′inship.—adj.Cous′inly, like, or having the relation of, a cousin.—n.Cous′inry, cousins collectively.—First cousins, children of brothers and sisters—also calledCousins-german,Full cousins;First cousin once removed, the son or daughter of a cousin-german—sometimes loosely calledSecond cousin;Second cousins, the children of first cousins. [Fr.,—L.consobrinus—con, sig. connection, andsobrinusforsororinus, applied to the children of sisters—soror, a sister.]
Couteau, koo-tō′,n.a large knife.—Couteau de chasse, a hunting-knife. [Fr.]
Couter, kōō′tėr,n.(slang) a sovereign. [Said to be from Gipsycuta, a gold piece.]
Couth, kōōth (Spens.), obsoletepa.t.ofCan. [SeeCould.]
Couthie, kōōth′i,adj.friendly, kindly. [Scot.]
Couvade, kōō-väd′,n.a custom among savages in many parts of the world for the father to take to his bed at the birth of a child, and submit to certain restrictions of food, &c. [Erroneously attributed to the Basques; the O. Fr.couvade, fromcouver, to hatch, never having had this special meaning.]
Cove, kōv,n.a small inlet of the sea: a bay: a cavern or rocky recess: (archit.) a concave arch or vault.—v.t.to overarch, and thus form a hollow.—adj.Coved, formed with an arch.—n.Cove′let, a small cove. [A.S.cófa, a room; Ice.kofi, Ger.koben.]
Cove, kōv,n.(slang) a fellow, a customer:—fem.Cov′ess—dim.Cov′ey. [Prob. conn. withChap.]
Coven, kōv′en,n.a muster of witches.—n.Cov′entree, a point of muster before a Scottish mansion.
Covenant, kuv′e-nant,n.a mutual agreement: the writing containing the agreement: an engagement entered into between God and a person or a people—theOld Covenant, the Jewish dispensation; theNew Covenant, the new relation to God opened up by Jesus Christ.—v.i.to enter into an agreement: to contract or bargain.—n.Cov′enant-break′er, one who violates a covenant.—adj.Cov′enanted, holding a position under a covenant or contract.—ns.Covenantee′, the person to whom a covenant is made;Cov′enanter(usually in Scot.Covenant′er), one who signed or adhered to theScottish National Covenantof 1638—theSolemn League and Covenantof 1643 was in effect an international treaty between Scotland and England for securing civil and religious liberty;Cov′enantor, that party to a covenant who subjects himself to the penalty of its breach.—Covenant of grace,redemption, that by which life is freely offered to sinners on condition of faith in Christ;Covenant of works, that made with Adam as federal representative of the human race on condition of obedience. [O. Fr.,—L.con, together, andvenīre, to come.]
Covent, kov′ent,n.(Shak.) a convent.
Coventry, kuv′ent-ri,n.—in phrase,To send to Coventry= to shut a man out of any special society.
Cover, kuv′ėr,v.t.to hide: to clothe: to extend over: to brood or sit on: to be sufficient for: to protect: to table a coin of equal value in wagering: to copulate with—esp. of a stallion: to screen: to aim directly at.—v.i.to spread over so as to conceal something: to lay a table for a meal: to put one's hat on.—n.that which protects: undergrowth, thicket, concealing game, &c.: the table requisites for one person—plate, knife, fork, napkin, &c.: deceitfulness: a swindler's confederate.—adj.Cov′ered, intended or used for shelter or concealment: roofed over: with the hat on.—ns.Cover′ed-way;Cov′ert-way(fort.), a path about thirty feet wide outside the ditch of a fort, and so far sunk below the crest of the glacis as to afford cover or shelter to the soldiers;Cover′ing, anything that covers.—adj.Cov′ert, covered: concealed: secret.—n.a place that covers or affords protection.—ns.Cov′ert-coat, a short light overcoat;Cov′ert-coat′ing, cloth for such.—adv.Cov′ertly, in a covered or concealed manner.—n.Cov′erture, covering, shelter: (law) the condition of a married woman as legally under the protection of her husband.—Cover into, to transfer into;Cover shorts, to buy in such stocks as have been sold short, in order to meet one's engagements, &c.;Cover the buckle, to execute a difficult step in dancing. [Fr.couvrir(It.coprire)—L.co-operīre—con, andoperīre, to cover.]
Coverlet, kuv′ėr-let,n.a bedcover.—AlsoCov′erlid. [Fr.couvrelit,couvre,lit—L.lectum, a bed.]
Covet, kuv′et,v.t.to desire or wish for eagerly: to wish for what is unlawful.—v.i.to desire (withfor).—adjs.Cov′etable;Cov′eted.—adv.Cov′etingly.—ns.Cov′etise(obs.), covetousness: ardent desire;Cov′etiveness(obs.), acquisitiveness.—adj.Cov′etous, inordinately desirous: avaricious.—adv.Cov′etously.—n.Cov′etousness. [O. Fr.coveiter(Fr.convoiter)—L.cupiditat-em—cupĕre, to desire.]
Covey, kuv′i,n.a brood or hatch of partridges: a small flock of birds—said of game: a party, a set. [O. Fr.covée—L.cubāre, to lie down.]
Covin, kuv′in,n.a compact: a conspiracy.—adjs.Cov′inous,Cov′enous, deceitful. [O. Fr.covin—Late L.convenium—L.convena, a meeting—con, together,venīre, to come.]
Coving, kō′ving,n.the projection of upper stories over lower: the vertical sides connecting the jambs with the breast of a fireplace. [SeeCove.]
Cow, kow,n.the female of the bovine animals: the female of certain other animals, as the elephant, &c.—older plurals,KineandKye, the latter now only Scotch.—ns.Cow′-bane, the water-hemlock, often destructive to cattle;Cow′-berr′y, the red whortleberry;Cow′-bird,-bunt′ing, an American starling which accompanies cattle, and drops its eggs into other birds' nests;Cow′-boy, a boy who has the care of cows: (U.S.) a man who has the charge of cattle on a ranch;Cow′-calf, a female calf;Cow′-catch′er(U.S.), an apparatus on the front of railway engines to throw off obstacles;Cow′-cher′vil,-pars′ley,-weed, an umbelliferous European plant of the hedges and woods;Cow′feeder, a dairyman, cowherd;Cow′-grass, the zigzag clover: a variety of red clover;Cow′-heel, an ox-foot stewed to a jelly;Cow′herd, one who herds cows;Cow′hide, the hide of a cow: the hide of a cow made into leather: a coarse whip made of twisted strips of cowhide.—v.t.to whip with a cowhide.—n.Cow′-house, a place in which cows are stalled, a byre.—adj.Cow′ish, like a cow: (Shak.) cowardly.—ns.Cow′-leech, a cow-doctor;Cow′lick, a tuft of turned-up hair on the forehead;Cow′-pars′nip, an umbelliferous plant, used as food for hogs and cattle;Cow′-plant, a perennial plant of Ceylon, with a milky juice;Cow′-pox, a disease which appears in pimples on the teats of the cow, the matter thereof used for vaccination;Cow′-tree, a South American tree that produces a nourishing fluid resembling milk;Cow′-wheat, a genus of annual plants, with yellow flowers and seeds somewhat like grains of wheat. [A.S.cú, pl.cý; Ger.kuh; Sans.go.]
Cow, kow,v.t.to subdue: keep under: to dishearten.—adjs.Cowed, depressed;Cow′ish(Shak.), easily cowed, timorous: mean. [Perh. from Ice.kúga; Dan.kue, to subdue.]
Cowan, kow′an,n.(Scot.) a mason who never served an apprenticeship: one who tries to enter a mason's lodge, or the like, surreptitiously.
Coward, kow′ard,n.a faint-hearted person: one without courage.—v.t.to intimidate.—adjs.Cow′ard,Cow′ardly, afraid of danger: timid: mean.—ns.Cow′ardice, want of courage: timidity.—Cow′ardree(Spens.);Cow′ardliness.—adv.Cow′ardly.—n.Cow′ardship(Shak.), the quality of being a coward. [O. Fr.couard(It.codardo)—L.cauda, a tail.]
Cowdie-gum,-pine;Cowrie-pine. SeeKauri.
Cower, kow′er,v.i.to sink down through fear, &c.: to crouch, for protection or in fear.—adv.Cow′eringly. [Cf. Ice.kúra, Dan.kure, to lie quiet.]
Cowhage, kow′āj,n.the hairs of the pods of a tropical climbing plant of the bean family, administered as a mechanical vermifuge, the pods themselves or the plant. [Hind.kawānch,koānch.]
Cowl, kowl,n.a cap or hood: a monk's hood: the badge of monkhood: a monk: a cover for a chimney.—v.t.to make a monk of: to cover like a cowl.—adj.Cowled, wearing a cowl. [A.S.cufle; Ice.cofl; akin to L.cucullus, hood.]
Cowl-staff, kowl′-staf,n.(Shak.) a staff or pole on which a basket or vessel is supported between two persons. [O. Fr.cuvele—L.cupella, dim. ofcupa, a cask, and staff.]
Cowrie,Cowry, kow′ri,n.a large genus of Gasteropods, including over a hundred species, some of which are familiar as decorative objects, and as a medium of exchange with uncivilised peoples. [Hindikaurī.]
Cowslip, kow′slip,n.a beautiful and fragrant species of primrose, common in English pastures.—adj.Cow′slip'd, covered with cowslips. [A.S.cú, cow,slyppe, perh. cow-dung.]
Coxcomb, koks′kōm,n.a strip of red cloth notched like a cock's comb, which professional fools used to wear: a fool: a fop.—adjs.Coxcom′bical,Coxcom′ical, foppish: vain.—n.Coxcombical′ity.—adv.Coxcom′bically.—n.Cox′combry, the manner of a coxcomb. [Cockscomb.]
Coxiness, koks′i-nes,n.state of being cocksy, bumptiousness.
Coxswain,Cockswain, kok′swān, orkok′sn,n.a seaman who steers a boat, and under the superior officer takes charge of it. [Cock, a boat, andSwain.]
Coy, koy,adj.modest: bashful: shy.—v.t.(Shak.) to caress: (Shak.) to disdain.—adj.Coy′ish, somewhat coy.—adv.Coy′ishly.—n.Coy′ishness.—adv.Coy′ly.—n.Coy′ness. [Fr.coi—L.quietus, quiet.]
Coyote, ko-yōt′e,n.a prairie wolf, abundant in Mexico and Texas. [Mex.coyotl.]
Coypu, koi′pōō,n.a large rodent in the porcupine section of the order, common in South America—living in burrows near water, feeding on aquatic plants. [Native name.]
Coystrel,Coystril. Same asCoistril.
Coz, kuz,n.a contraction ofCousin.
Coze, kōz,n.(Jane Austen) a cosy chat.
Cozen, kuz′n,v.t.to flatter: to cheat.—ns.Coz′enage, the practice of cheating: deceit;Coz′ener. [Perh. from Fr.cousiner, to claim kindred for one's own advantage, play the parasite—cousin, a cousin.]
Cozier,Cosier, kō′zi-ėr,n.a cobbler. [O. Fr.cousere—L.consuĕre, to sew together.]
Cozy.SeeCosy.
Crab, krab,n.a popular name applied to any of the short-tailed division of decapod crustaceans: a sign in the zodiac: a portable winch: a sour-tempered person: the lowest throw at hazard—two aces.—adj.Crabb′ed, ill-natured: harsh: rough: difficult, perplexing.—adv.Crabb′edly.—n.Crabb′edness.—adj.Crab′-faced, having a sour, peevish countenance.—n.Crab′ite, a fossil crab or crayfish.—adj.Crab′-like, moving like a crab.—n.Crab′-louse, a crab-shaped louse infesting the hair of the pubis, &c.—n.pl.Crab's′-eyes, the scarlet seeds of an East Indian bead-tree: a concretion of carbonate of lime in the stomach of the cray-fish.—v.i.Crab′-sī′dle, to go sideways like a crab.—n.pl.Crab′-yaws, a name applied to the tumours of frambœsia on the soles and palms.—Catch a crab, in rowing, to sink the oar too deeply in the water: to miss the water altogether in making the stroke. [A.S.crabba; Ger.krabbe.]
Crab, krab,Crab-apple,krab′-ap-l,n.a wild bitter apple.—ns.Crab′-stick, a stick made out of the crab-tree;Crab′-tree, the tree that bears crab-apples.—adj.like a crab-tree, crooked. [Perh. conn. withCrabbed.]
Crab-oil,Crab-wood. SeeCarapa.
Crabro, krā′brō,n.the typical genus ofCrabronidæ, a family of fossorial hymenopters: a hornet. [L.]
Crack, krak,v.i.to utter a sharp sudden sound: to split: to boast: to chat.—v.t.to produce a sudden noise: to break into chinks: to split: to break partially or wholly: to open (a bottle).—n.a sudden sharp splitting sound: a chink: a flaw: a blow, a smack: friendly chat: (slang) housebreaking: a craze: one who has a craze: a pert boy.—adj.(coll.) excellent.—n.Crack′-brain, a crazy person.—adjs.Crack′-brained;Cracked, rent: damaged: crazy.—ns.Crack′er, one who or that which cracks: a boaster, a lie: the pin-tail duck: (U.S.) a thin crisp biscuit: a bonbon, or a small firework, exploding when pulled asunder: (U.S.) a poor white;Crack′-halt′er,Crack′-hemp(Shak.),Crack′-rope, one likely to be hanged.—adj.Crack′-jaw, of a word, hard to pronounce.—ns.Cracks′man, a burglar;Crack′-tryst, one who breaks an engagement.—Crack credit, to destroy one's credit;Crack tryst, to break an engagement;Crack up, to praise. [A.S.cracian, to crack; cf. Dut.kraken, Gael.crac.]
Crack, krak,n.(Scot.) a moment, an instant.
Crackle, krak′l,v.i.to give out slight but frequent cracks.—n.the giving out of slight cracks.—ns.Crack′lin, a kind of china-ware, purposely cracked in the kiln as an ornament;Crack′ling, the rind of roast pork: (pl.) skinny parts of suet without tallow: three stripes of velvet worn on the sleeves of students at St John's College, Cambridge.—adj.Crack′ly, brittle.—n.Crack′nel, a light, brittle biscuit: (pl.) pieces of fat pork fried crisp.
Cracovian, kra-kō′vi-an,adj.pertaining toCracow.—ns.Cracovienne′, a graceful Polish dance, resembling the mazourka: the music for such;Crac′owe, a long-toed boot fashionable under Richard II.
Cradle, krā′dl,n.a bed or crib in which children are rocked: (fig.) infancy: the place where one is born and brought up: a frame in which anything is imbedded: a case for a broken limb: a frame under a ship for launching it: a box on rockers for washing auriferous dirt.—v.t.to lay or rock in a cradle: to nurture.—adj.Crā′dled, laid in a cradle.—ns.Crā′dle-scythe, a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting grain;Crā′dle-walk, an avenue arched over with trees;Crā′dling.—From the cradle, from birth, from the first. [A.S.cradol; ety. obscure.]
Craft, kraft,n.cunning: artifice: dexterity: art: trade: occupation: small ships.—v.i.to exercise one's craft (Shak.,Cor., IV. vi. 118).—adv.Craft′ily.—n.Craft′iness.—adj.Craft′less, free from craft.—ns.Crafts′man, one engaged in a craft;Crafts′manship,Craft′manship;Crafts′master, one skilled in a craft.—adj.Craft′y, having skill: cunning: deceitful. [A.S.cræft; Ger.kraft, power.]
Crag, krag,n.a rough steep rock or point: (geol.) a bed of gravel mixed with shells.—adjs.Crag′ged,Crag′gy, full of crags or broken rocks: rough: rugged.—ns.Crag′gedness,Crag′giness;Crags′man, one skilled in climbing rocks. [W.craig, a rock,car-eg, a stone; Gael.creag,carraig.]
Crag,Cragge, krag,n.the neck.—Scotch forms,Craig,Craig′ie. [Cf. Dut.kraag, Ger.kragen, the neck.]
Crake, krāk,v.i.to utter a cry like a crow, &c.—n.Crake′-berr′y, the crow-berry.
Crake, krāk,n.a crow, raven, corncrake: (obs.) a boast. [SeeCorncrake.]
Cram, kram,v.t.to press close: to stuff: to fill to superfluity: (slang) to make believe false or exaggerated tales: to teach for a special examination, only giving instruction useful for passing that examination.—v.i.to eat greedily: to get up a subject by cram:—pr.p.cram′ming;pa.p.crammed.—n.a crush: (slang) a lie: information that has been crammed: the system of cramming.—adjs.Cram′-full;Cram′mable;Crammed.—n.Cram′mer, one who prepares students for examination by cramming them. [A.S.crammian; Ice.kremja, to squeeze; Dan.kramme, to crumple.]
Crambo, kram′bo,n.a game in which one gives a word to which another finds a rhyme: rime.—ns.Cram′boclink,-jingle, riming. [Prob. from L.crambe repetita, cabbage served up again.]
Crambus, kram′bus,n.a genus of pyralid moths, the veneers or grass-moths—familyCrambidæ, subfamilyCrambinæ. [Gr.krambos, dry.]
Crame, krām,n.(Scot.) a booth for selling goods.
Cramoisy, kram′oiz-i,Cramesy,kram′ez-i,adj.andn.crimson. [SeeCrimson.]
Cramp, kramp,n.an involuntary and painful contraction of a voluntary muscle or group of muscles: restraint: a piece of iron bent at the ends, for holding together wood, stone, &c.: a tool used by carpenters and others, having a movable part which can be screwed tight so as to press things together.—adj.hard to make out (used of handwriting): cramped: narrow.—v.t.to affect with spasms: to confine: to hinder: to fasten with a cramp-iron.—ns.Cramp′bark, the popular American name of the medicinalViburnum Oxycoccus;Cramp′-bone, the patella of the sheep, an old charm for cramp;Cramp′-fish, the electric ray or torpedo;Cramp′-ī′ron, a piece of metal bent at both ends for binding things together;Cramp′on, a grappling-iron: a pointed plate for the foot in hill-climbing;Cramp′-ring, a ring formerly blessed by the sovereign on Good-Friday against cramp and the falling sickness.—adj.Cramp′y, affected or diseased with cramp: producing cramp.—Bather's cramp, the popular name for paralysis attacking a person while bathing;Writer's cramp, orScrivener's palsy, a common disease affecting those in the habit of constant writing, the muscles refusing to obey only on attempting to write. [O. Fr.crampe; cf. Dut.kramp, Ger.krampf.]
Cran, kran,n.a measure of capacity in Scotland for herrings when just taken out of the net. It amounts to 37½ imperial gallons, and comprises about 750 herrings on an average.—Coup the cran(Scot.), to be upset. [Prob. from Gael.crann, a measure.]
Cranberry, kran′ber-i,n.a genus of small evergreen shrubs growing in peaty bogs and marshy grounds: the berry much used for tarts. [Forcrane-berry; a late word; origin obscure; cf. Ger.kranbeereorkranich-beere.]
Cranch.Same asCraunch.
Crane, krān,n.a large wading bird, with long legs, neck, and bill: a bent pipe for drawing liquor out of a cask: a machine for raising heavy weights—both named from their likeness to the bird.—v.t.to raise with a crane.—v.i.to stretch out the neck: to pull up before a jump.—ns.Cran′age, the use of a crane: the price paid for the use of it;Crane′-fly, a genus of dipterous insects, nearly allied to the gnats, with very long legs.—adj.Crane′-necked.—n.Crane's′-bill, the Geranium, from a lengthened appendage of the seed-vessel. [A.S.cran; Ger.kranich, W.garan.]
Crane.Same asCranium.
Cranium, krā′ni-um,n.the skull: the bones enclosing the brain.—adj.Crā′nial, pertaining to the cranium.—n.Craniog′nomy, cranial physiognomy.—adj.Craniolog′ical.—ns.Craniol′ogist, one skilled in craniology;Craniol′ogy, the study of skulls: phrenology;Craniom′eter, an instrument for measuring the skull;Craniom′etry, the measurement of skulls;Craninos′copist, a phrenologist;Cranios′copy, phrenology;Craniot′omy(obstetrics), the act of breaking down the head of the fœtus. [Low L.cranium—Gr.kranion, fromkarē, the head.]
Crank, krangk,n.a crook or bend: a conceit in speech: a whim: (mach.) a lever or arm on a shaft, driven by hand or by a connecting-rod, its object being to convert reciprocating motion into rotary motion.—v.i.to move in a zizag manner.—v.t.to shape like a crank: to provide with a crank.—adj.crooked: crabbed: loose or slack.—adv.Crank′ily.—n.Crank′iness.—adj.Crank′y, crooked: infirm: full of whims: cross. [M. E.kranke—A.S.crincan, to yield; cf. Ger.krank.]
Crank, krangk,adj.brisk: merry. [Origin unknown.]
Crank, krangk,Crank-sided,krangk-sī′ded,adj.(naut.) liable to be upset—n.Crank′ness, liability to be upset. [Ety. uncertain.]
Crankle, krangk′l,Crinkle,kringk′l,n.a turn, winding, or wrinkle, an angular protuberance.—v.t.to bend: to twist.
Crannog, kran′og,n.the name given in Scotland and Ireland to a fortified island (partly natural and partly artificial) in a lake, once used as a dwelling-place and place of refuge. [Gael.crann, a tree.]
Cranny, kran′i,n.a rent: a chink: a secret place.—v.i.to enter crannies.—adj.Crann′ied, having crannies, rents, or fissures. [Fr.cran, a notch.]
Cranreuch, kran′ruh,n.(Scot.) hoar-frost. [Gael.]
Crants, krantz,n.(Shak.) the garland carried before the bier of a maiden and hung over her grave. [From Ger.kranz, a wreath, a garland.]
Crape, krāp,n.a thin silk fabric, tightly twisted, without removing the natural gum—usually dyed black, used for mournings.—adj.made of crape.—v.t.to clothe with crape: to frizzle (hair).—adj.Crap′y. [O. Fr.crespe(Fr.crêpe)—L.crispus, crisp.]
Crappit-head, krap′it-hed,n.a haddock's head stuffed with a compound of oatmeal, suet, onions, and pepper. [Crappit, from a Scotch word,crap, to cram.]
Crapulence, krap′ū-lens,n.sickness caused by an overdose of drink.—adjs.Crap′ulous,Crap′ulent. [Fr.crapule—L.crapula, intoxication.]
Crare,Crayer, krār,n.a trading vessel. [O. Fr.craier—Late L.craiera; origin dub.]
Crase.Obsolete form ofCraze.
Crash, krash,n.a noise as of things breaking or being crushed by falling; the shock of two bodies meeting: the failure of a commercial undertaking.—v.i.to fall to pieces with a loud noise: to move with such a noise.—v.t.to dash in pieces. [From the sound.]
Crash, krash,n.a coarse strong linen.
Crasis, krā′sis,n.the mixture of different elements in the constitution of the body: temperament: (gram.) the mingling or contraction of two vowels into one long vowel, or into a diphthong. [Gr.krasis—kerannynai, to mix.]
Crass, kras,adj.gross: thick: dense: stupid.—ns.Crassament′um, the thick part of coagulated blood: the clot;Crass′itude, coarseness: density: stupidity.—adv.Crass′ly.—n.Crass′ness.—n.pl.Crassulā′ceæ, an order of herbaceous or shrubby, succulent plants—including theStone-cropandHouse-leek. [O. Fr.cras—L.crassus.]
Cratægus, kra-tē′gus,n.a genus of thorny shrubs, of the rose family, in north temperate regions. [Gr.]
Cratch, krach,n.a crib to hold hay for cattle, a manger.—n.pl.Cratches, a swelling on a horse's pastern, under the fetlock. [Fr.crèche, a manger; from a Teut. root, whence also crib.]
Crate, krāt,n.a wicker-work case for packing crockery in, or for carrying fruit. [L.cratis, a hurdle. SeeCradle.]
Crater, krāt′ėr,n.the bowl-shaped mouth of a volcano.—adjs.Crat′eriform, orCrater′iform, shaped like a crater;Crat′erous. [L.,—Gr.kratēr, a large bowl for mixing wine, fromkerannynai, to mix.]
Craunch, kranch. A form ofCrunch.
Cravat, kra-vat′,n.a kind of neckcloth worn chiefly by men.—v.t.to dress in a cravat.—adj.Cravat′ted, wearing a cravat. [Fr.cravate—introduced in 1636 from theCravatesor Croatians.]
Crave, krāv,v.t.to beg earnestly: to beseech: to demand or require: to long for.—ns.Crav′er, one who craves: a beggar;Crav′ing, desire: longing. [A.S.crafian, to crave; Ice.krefja.]
Craven, krāv′n,n.a coward: a spiritless fellow.—adj.cowardly: spiritless.—v.t.to render spiritless.—adv.Crav′enly.—n.Crav′enness.—To cry craven, to surrender. [M. E.cravant—O. Fr. participlecravanté, corresponding to L.crepant-em,crepāre, to rattle, to break; some explain M. E.cravantas O. Fr.creant, as inrecreant.]
Craw, kraw,n.the crop, throat, or first stomach of fowls: the stomach of animals generally. [M. E.crawe; not found in A.S.; cf. Dut.kraag, neck.]
Crawfish. SeeCrayfish.
Crawl, krawl,v.i.to move slowly along the ground, as a worm: to creep: to move feebly, stealthily, or sneakingly: to be covered with crawling things.—n.the act of crawling.—ns.Crawl′er, one who or that which crawls: a reptile;Crawl′ing.—adv.Crawl′y(coll.), with a creepy feeling. [Scand.; Ice.krafla, Dan.kravle; Ger.krabbeln, to creep.]
Crawl, krawl,n.a pen for keeping fish: a kraal.
Crax, kraks,n.the typical genus of birds of familyCracidæ.
Crayfish, krā′fish,Crawfish,kraw′fish,n.a large fresh-water crustacean in the long-tailed division of the orderDecapoda: the small spiny lobster. [M. E.crevice—O. Fr.crevice(Fr.écrevisse, a crayfish)—Old High Ger.krebiz, aCrab.]
Crayon, krā′on,n.a pencil made of chalk or pipeclay, variously coloured, used for drawing: a drawing done with crayons.—v.t.to draw with a crayon.—In crayons, of a picture, made by crayons. [Fr.crayon—craie, chalk, from L.creta, chalk.]
Craze, krāz,v.t.to weaken: to derange (applied to the intellect): (obs.) to break.—v.i.to become mad.—n.a crack or flaw: insanity.—adj.Crazed, deranged.—adv.Craz′ily.—ns.Craz′iness;Craz′ing-mill, a mill for crushing tin-ore.—adj.Craz′y, frail: insane: demented. [Scand.; Sw.krasa, Dan.krase, to crackle; whence also Fr.écraser, to crush.]
Creagh,Creach, kreh,n.a foray, raid: booty. [Gael.]
Creak, krēk,v.i.to make a sharp, grating sound, as of a hinge, &c.—n.a grating noise, as of an unoiled hinge.—adv.Creak′ily.—adj.Creak′y. [From the sound, likecrakeandcroak.]
Cream, krēm,n.the oily substance which forms on milk, yielding butter when churned: the best part of anything: any cream-like preparation, ascold creamfor the skin, &c., or any dish largely made of cream, or like cream, aschocolate-cream,ice-cream,whipped-cream, &c.—v.t.to take off the cream.—v.i.to gather or form cream.—ns.Cream′-cake, a kind of cake filled with custard made of cream, &c.;Cream′-cheese, cheese made of cream.—adj.Cream′-col′oured, of the colour of cream, light yellow.—n.Cream′ery, an establishment where butter and cheese are made from the milk supplied by a number of producers: a shop for milk, butter, &c.—adj.Cream′-faced, pale-faced.—ns.Cream′-fruit, the fruit of a creeping West African plant of the dogbane family, yielding a cream-like juice;Cream′iness.—adj.Cream′-laid, of a cream-colour and laid, or bearing linear water-lines as if laid.—ns.Cream′-nut, the Brazil nut;Cream′-slice, a wooden blade for skimming cream from milk.—adjs.Cream′-wove, woven of a cream-colour;Cream′y, full of or like cream: gathering like cream.—Cream of tartar, a white crystalline compound made by purifying argol, bitartrate of potash. [O. Fr.cresme,creme—L.chrisma.]
Creance, krē′ans,n.the cord which secures the hawk while being trained. [Fr.]
Creant, krē′ant,adj.creating: formative.
Crease, krēs,n.a mark made by folding or doubling anything: (cricket) a line indicating the boundaries of a particular space, as the position of a batter and bowler.—v.t.to make creases in anything.—v.i.to become creased.—adj.Creas′y, full of creases. [Prob. Celt., as Bret.krīz, &c.]
Crease.SeeCreese.
Creasote.SeeCreosote.
Create, krē-āt′,v.t.to bring into being or form out of nothing: to beget: to form: to invest with a new form, office, or character: to produce.—adj.Creāt′able.—n.Creā′tion, the act of creating, esp. the universe: that which is created, the world, the universe.—adj.Creā′tional.—ns.Creā′tionism, the theory of special creation, opp. toEvolutionism: the theory that God immediately creates a soul for every human being born—opp. toTraducianism;Creā′tionist.—adj.Creā′tive, having power to create: that creates.—adv.Creā′tively.—ns.Creā′tiveness;Creā′tor, he who creates: a maker:—fem.Creā′trix,Creā′tress;Creā′torship.—adjs.Crea′tural,Crea′turely, pertaining to a creature or thing created.—ns.Creature(krē′tūr), whatever has been created, animate or inanimate, esp. every animated being, an animal, a man: a term of contempt or of endearment: a dependent, instrument, or puppet;Crea′tureship.—The Creator, the Supreme Being, God.—Creature comforts, material comforts, food, &c.: liquor, esp. whisky. [L.creāre,-ātum; Gr.krain-ein, to fulfil.]