4. (Mil.)
Defn: A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.
5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state. Cordon bleu (kd" bl Etym: [F., blue cordon], a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for their good dinners. — Cordon sanitaire (kd" s Etym: [F., sanitary cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prevent the disease from spreading.
CORDONNETCor`don`net" (kr`dn`n"), n. Etym: [F., dim. of cordon. See Cardon.]
Defn: Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc. McElrath.
CORDOVANCor"do*van (kr"d-vn), n. Etym: [Sp. cordoban, fr. Cordova, orCordoba, in Spain. Cf. Cordwain.]
Defn: Same as Cordwain. in England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.
CORDUROY Cor"du*roy` (kr"d-roi` or kr"d-roi"), n. Etym: [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.]
1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges.
2. pl.
Defn: Trousers or breeches of corduroy. Corduroy road, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; — so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.]
CORDUROYCor"du*roy`, v. t.
Defn: To form of logs laid side by side. "Roads were corduroyed."Gemn. W.T. Sherman.
CORDWAIN Cord"wain (krd"wn), n. Etym: [OE. cordewan, cordian, OF. cordoan, cordouan, fr. Sp. cordoban. See Cordovan.]
Defn: A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored, gilded, or the like. Buskins he wore of costliest cordwain. Spenser.
CORDWAINER Cord"wain*er (-r), n. Etym: [OE. cordwaner, cordiner, fr. OF. cordoanier, cordouanier, F. cordonnier.]
Defn: A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker.[Archaic.]
CORDYCord"y (kôr"dy), a. [Compar. Cordier; superl. Cordiest.]
Defn: Of, or like, cord; having cords or cordlike parts.
CORECore (kr), n. Etym: [F. corps. See Corps.]
Defn: A body of individuals; an assemblage. [Obs.]He was in a core of people. Bacon.
CORECore, n. Etym: [Cf. Chore.] (Mining.)
Defn: A miner's underground working time or shift. Raymond.
Note: The twenty-four hours are divided into three or four cores.
CORECore, n. Etym: [Heb. k: cf. Gr.
Defn: A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer. Num. xi. 32 (Douay version).
CORECore, n. Etym: [OF. cor, coer, cuer, F. c, fr. L. cor heart. SeeHeart.]
1. The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince. A fever at the core, Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. Byron.
2. The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a ssquare. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
3. The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject.
4. (Founding)
Defn: The prtion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern.
5. A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
6. (Anat.)
Defn: The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals. Core box (Founding), a box or mold, usually divisible, in which cores are molded. — Core print (Founding), a projecting piece on a pattern which forms, in the mold, an impression for holding in place or steadying a core.
CORECore, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cord (krd); p. pr. & vb. n. Coring.]
1. To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple. He's likee a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out. Marston.
2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.
CO-REGENTCo-re"gent (k-r"jent), n.
Defn: A joint regent or ruler.
CO-RELATIONCo`-re*la"tion (k`r-l"shn), n.
Defn: Corresponding relation.
CO-RELIGIONISTCo`-re*li"gion*ist (-lj"n-st), n.
Defn: One of the same religion with another.
CORE LOSSCore loss. (Elec.)
Defn: Energy wasted by hysteresis or eddy currents in the core of an armature, transformer, etc.
COREOPSISCo`re*op"sis (k`r-p"ss), n. Etym: [NL., fr. GR. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two- horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. C. tinctoria, of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.
COREPLASTYCor"e*plas`ty (kor"e*plas`ty), n. [Gr. ko`rh pupil + -plasty.] (Med.)
Defn: A plastic operation on the pupil, as for forming an artificial pupil. — Cor`e*plas"tic (-plas"tik), a.
CORERCor"er (krr"rr), n.
Defn: That which cores; an instrument for coring fruit; as, an apple corer.
CO-RESPONDENTCo`-re*spond"ent (k`rr-spnd"ent), n. (Law)
Defn: One who is called upon to answer a summons or other proceeding jointly with another.
CORF Corf (krrf), n.; pl. Corves (k. Etym: [Cf.LG. & D. korf basket, G. korb, fr. L. corbis.]
1. A basket.
2. (Mining) (a) A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or ore. (b) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.
CORFIOTE; CORFUTECor"fi*ote (kr"f-t), Cor"fute (kr"ft), n.
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Corfu, an island in the MediterraneanSea.
CORIACEOUS Co`ri*a"ceous (k`r-"shs), a. Etym: [L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See Cuirass.]
1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Stiff, like leather or parchment.
CORIANDERCo`ri*an"der (k`r-n"dr), n Etym: [L. coriandrum, fr. Gr. coriandre.](Bot.)
Defn: An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative.
CORIDINECo"ri*dine (k"r-dn; 104), n. Etym: [From L. cortium leather.]
Defn: A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. [Written also corindine.]
CORINDONCo*rin"don (k-rn"dn), n. (Min.)
Defn: See Corrundum.
CORINNECo`rinne" (k`rn"), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The common gazelle (Gazella dorcas). See Gazelle. [Written also korin.]
CORINTHCor"inth (kr"nth), n. Etym: [L. Corinthus, Gr. Currant.]
1. A city of Greece, famed for its luxury and extravagance.
2. A small fruit; a currant. [Obs.] Broome.
CORINTHIACCo*rin"thi*ac (k-rn"th-k), a. Etym: [L. Corinthiacus.]
Defn: Pertaining to Corinth.
CORINTHIANCo*rin"thi*an (-an), a.
1. Of or relating to Corinth.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans. This is the lightest and most ornamental of the three orders used by the Greeks. Parker.
3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. Milton.
4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must be manned by amateurs.)
CORINTHIANCo*rin"thi*an, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.
2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]
CORIUMCo"ri*um (k"r-m), n. Etym: [L. corium leather.]
1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I. Fosbroke.
2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis. (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.
CORIVALCo*ri"val (k-r"val), n.
Defn: A rival; a corrival.
CORIVALCo*ri"val, v. t.
Defn: To rival; to pretend to equal. Shak.
CORIVALRY; CORIVALSHIPCo*ri"val*ry, Co*ri"val*ship, n.
Defn: Joint rivalry.
CORK Cork (krk), n. Etym: [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. kork, D. kurk; all fr. Sp. corcho, fr. L. cortex, corticis, bark, rind. Cf. Cortex.]
1. The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree (Quercus Suber), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose.
2. A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.
3. A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in greater or less abundance.
Note: Cork is sometimes used wrongly for calk, calker; calkin, a sharp piece of iron on the shoe of a horse or ox. Cork jackets, a jacket having thin pieces of cork inclosed within canvas, and used to aid in swimming. — Cork tree (Bot.), the species of oak (Quercus Suber of Southern Europe) whose bark furnishes the cork of commerce.
CORKCork, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corked (krkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Corking.]
1. To stop with a cork, as a bottle.
2. To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork. Tread on corked stilts a prisoner's pace. Bp. Hall.
Note: To cork is sometimes used erroneously for to calk, to furnish the shoe of a horse or ox with sharp points, and also in the meaning of cutting with a calk.
CORKAGECork"age (-j), n.
Defn: The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.
CORKEDCorked (krkt), a.
Defn: having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a bottle of wine is corked.
CORK FOSSILCork" fos`sil (krk" fs`sl). (Min.)
Defn: A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.
CORKINESSCork"i*ness (—ns), n.
Defn: The quality of being corky.
CORKING PINCork"ing pin` (krk"ng pn`).
Defn: A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's headdress to a cork mold. [Obs.] Swift.
CORKSCREWCork"screw` (-skr"), n.
Defn: An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles. Corkscrew starts, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.
CORKSCREWCork"screw`, v. t.
Defn: To press forward in a winding way; as, to corksrew one's way through a crowd. [Colloq.] Dickens.
CORKWINGCork"wing` (-wng`), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A fish; the goldsinny.
CORKWOODCork"wood` (kôrk"wood`), n.
1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]
2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky wood; esp.: (a) In the United States, the tree Leitneria floridana. (b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees Ochroma lagopus and Pariti tiliaceum. (2)
Defn: The tree producing the aligator apple. (3)
Defn: The blolly.
CORKYCork"y (-), a.
1. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up. Bind fast hiss corky arms. Shak.
2. Tasting of cork.
CORMCorm (krm), n. Etym: [See Cormus.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See Bulb.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Same as Cormus, 2.
CORMOGENYCor*mog"e*ny (kr-mj"-n), n. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: The embryological history of groups or families of individuals.
CORMOPHYLOGENYCor`mo*phy*log"e*ny (kr`m-f-lj"-n), n. Etym: [Gr. phylogeny.] (Biol.)
Defn: The phylogeny of groups or families of individuals. Haeckel.
CORMOPHYTES; CORMOPHYTA Cor"mo*phytes (kr"m-fts), Cor*moph"y*ta (kr-mf"-t), n. pl. Etym: [NL. cormophyta, fr. Gr. trunk of a tree + (Bot.)
Defn: A term proposed by Endlicher to include all plants with an axis containing vascular tissue and with foliage.
CORMORANT Cor`mo*rant (kr"m-rant), n. Etym: [F. cormoran, fr. Armor. m a sea raven; m sea + bran raven, with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed; or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any species of Phalacrocorax, a genus of sea birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called sea ravens, and coalgeese. [Written also corvorant.]
2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. B. Jonson.
CORMORAUTCor"mo*raut, a.
Defn: Ravenous; voracious.Cormorant, devouring time. Shak.
CORMUSCor"mus (kr"ms), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: See Corm.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: A vegetable or animal made up of a number of individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds remain attached.
CORN Corn (krn), n. Etym: [L. cornu horn: cf. F. corne horn, hornlike excrescence. See Horn.]
Defn: A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toees, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome. Welkome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes Unplagued with corns, will have a bout with you. Shak.
Note: The substance of a corn usually resembles horn, but where moisture is present, as between the toes, it is white and sodden, and is called a soft corn.
CORN Corn, n. Etym: [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. Grain, Kernel.]
1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain.
2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in the United States, to maize, or Indian corn, of which there are several kinds; as, yellow corn, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when ripe; white or southern corn, which grows to a great height, and has long white kernels; sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any small variety, used for popping.
3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing. In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. Milton.
4. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." Bp. Hall. "A corn of powder." Beau & Fl. Corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft candy from molasses or sugar. — Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal. — Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake. — Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma or Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain fields. — Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; — called also sword lily. — Corn fly. (Zoöl.) (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The common European species is Chlorops tæniopus. (b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot destroys seed corn after it has been planted. — Corn fritter, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed through its batter. [U. S.] — Corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except when the price rose above a certain rate. — Corn marigold. (Bot.) See under Marigold. — Corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters. [U.S.] — Corn parsley (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus (Petroselinum ssegetum), a weed in parts of Europe and Asia. — Corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn. — Corn poppy (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rhoeas), common in European cornfields; — also called corn rose. — Corn rent, rent paid in corn. — Corn rose. See Corn poppy. — Corn salad (Bot.), a name given to several species of Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. V. olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce. — Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.] — Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula. — Corn weevil. (Zoöl.) (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain. (b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus zeæ) which attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil.
CORNCorn, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Corned (krnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Corning.]
1. To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn a tongue.
2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn gunpowder.
3. To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn horses. Jamieson.
4. To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one. [Colloq.] Corning house, a house or place where powder is corned or granulated.
CORNAGE Cor"nage (kr"nj), n. Etym: [OF.,, horn-blowing, tax on horned cattle, fr. F. corne a horn, L. cornu.] (Law)
Defn: Anancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.
CORNAMUTECor"na*mute (kr"n-mt), n.
Defn: A cornemuse. [Obs.]
CORNBINDCorn"bind` (krn"bnd`), n. (Bot.)
Defn: A weed that binds stalks of corn, as Convolvulus arvensis,Polygonum Convolvulus. [Prov. Eng.]
CORNCOBCorn"cob` (krn"kb`), n.
Defn: The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow.[U.S.]
CORNCRAKECorn"crake` (-krk`), n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bird (Crex crex or C. pratensis) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; — called also corn bird.
CORNCRIBCorn"crib` (krn"krb`), n.
Defn: A crib for storing corn.
CORNCUTTERCorn"cut`ter (-kt`tr), n.
1. A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for food of cattle.
2. An implement consisting of a long blade, attached to a handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the stalks of Indian corn.
CORNDODGERCorn"dodg`er (-dj`r), n.
Defn: A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering of husks or paper, and baked under the embers. [U.S.] Bartlett.
CORNEA Cor"ne*a (kr"n-), n.; pl. Corneas (-. Etym: [Fem. sing., fr. L. corneus horny, fr. cornu a horn. See Horn.] (Anat.)
Defn: The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See Eye.
CORNEALCor"ne*al (-al), a. (Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the cornea.
CORNEL Cor"nel (-nl), n. Etym: [OF. cornille, cornoille, F. cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L. cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the wood. See Horn.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.
2. Any species of the genus Cornus, as C. florida, the flowering cornel; C. stolonifera, the osier cornel; C. Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or bunchberry.
CORNELIANCor*nel"ian (kr-nlyan), n. Etym: [F. cornaline, OF. corneline, fr. L.cornu horn. So called from its horny appearance when broken. SeeHorn, and cf. Carnelian.] (Min.)
Defn: Same as Carnelian.
CORNEMUSECorne"muse (krn"mz), n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A wind instrument nearly identical with the bagpipe. Drayton.
CORNEOCALCAREOUSCor"ne*o*cal*ca"re*ous (krn—kl-k"r-s), a.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous materials, as some shells and corals.
2. Horny on one side and calcareous on the other.
CORNEOUSCor"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. corneus, fr. cornu horn.]
Defn: Of a texture resembling horn; horny; hard. Sir T. Browne.
CORNER Cor"ner (kr"nr), n. Etym: [OF. corniere, cornier, LL. cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See Horn.]
1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle, either external or internal.
2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner.
3. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center; hence, any quarter or part. From the four corners of the earth they come. Shak.
4. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way place; a nook. This thing was not done in a corner. Acts xxvi. 26.
5. Direction; quarter. Sits the wind in that corner! Shak.
6. The state of things produced by a combination of persons, who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or species of property, which compels those who need such stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a corner in a railway stock. [Broker's Cant] Corner stone, the stone which lies at the corner of two walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially, the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an edifice; hence, that which is fundamental importance or indispensable. "A prince who regarded uniformity of faith as the corner stone of his government." Prescott. — Corner tooth, one of the four teeth which come in a horse's mouth at the age of four years and a half, one on each side of the upper and of the lower jaw, between the middle teeth and the tushes.
CORNERCor"ner, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cornered (-nrd);p. pr. & vb. n.Cornering.]
1. To drive into a corner.
2. To drive into a position of great difficaulty or hopeless embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.
3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.
CORNERCAPCor"ner*cap` (-kp`), n.
Defn: The chief ornament. [Obs.]Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society. Shak.
CORNEREDCor"nered (-nrd), p. a.
Defn: 1 Having corners or angles.
2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.
CORNERWISECor"ner*wise` (-wz`), adv.
Defn: With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.
CORNETCor"net (kr"nt), n. Etym: [F. cornet, m. (for senses 1 & 2),cornette, f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn, L. cornu.See Horn.]
1. (Mus.) (a) An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the oboe family. (b) A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands, and, in place of the trumpet, in orchestras. See Cornet-à-piston. (c) A certain organ stop or register.
2. A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to inclose small wares. Cotgrave.
3. (Mil.) (a) A troop of cavalry; — so called from its being accompanied by a cornet player. [Obs.] "A body of five cornets of horse." Clarendon. (b) The standard of such a troop. [Obs.] (c) The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office was abolished in 1871.
4. A headdress: (a) A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain professions. (b) A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.
5. Etym: [Cf. Coronet.] (Far.)
Defn: See Coronet, 2.
CORNET-A-PISTON Cor"net-à-pis`ton (kr"nt—ps"tn; F. kr`n`ps`tn"), n.; pl. Cornets-à- piston. Etym: [F.] (Mus.)
Defn: A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a cornet.
CORNETCYCor"net*cy (kr"nt-s), n.
Defn: The commission or rank of a cornet.
CORNETERCor"net*er (kr"nt-r), n.
Defn: One who blows a cornet.
CORNEULECor"neule (kr"nl), n. Etym: [F., dim. of corn the cornea.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates.Carpenter.
CORNFIELDCorn"field` (krn"fld`), n.
Defn: A field where corn is or has been growing; — in England, a field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of Indian corn.
CORNFLOORCorn"floor` (-flr`), n.
Defn: A thrashing floor. Hos. ix. 1.
CORNFLOWERCorn"flow`er (-flou`r), n. (Bot.)
Defn: A conspicuous wild flower (Centaurea Cyanus), growing in grainfields.
CORNICCor"nic (kr"nk), a.
Defn: Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood (Cornus florida).
CORNICE Cor"nice (kr"ns), n. Etym: [F. corniche, It. cornice, LL. coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. corona crown. sEE Crown, and cf. Coronis.] (Arch.)
Defn: Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as, the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house. Gwilt. Cornice ring, the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle ring.
CORNICEDCor"niced (kr"nst), a.
Defn: Having a cornice.
CORNICLECor"ni*cle (kr"n-k'l), n. Etym: [L. corniculum, dim. of cornu horn.]
Defn: A little horn. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
CORNICULARCor*nic"u*lar (-lr), n. Etym: [L. cornicularius.]
Defn: A secretary or clerk. [Obs.] Chaucer.
CORNICULATECor/nic"u*late (kr-nk"-lt), a. Etym: [L. corniculatus.]
1. Horned; having horns. Dr. H. More.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Having processes resembling small horns.
CORNICULUM Cor*nic"u*lum (kr-nk"-lm), n.; pl. Cornicula (-l. Etym: [L. corniculum little horn.] (Anat.)
Defn: A small hornlike part or process.
CORNIFEROUSCor*nif"er*ous (kr-nf"r-s), a. Etym: [L. cornu horn + -ferous.](Geol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the lowest period of the Devonian age.(See the Diagram, under Geology.) The Corniferous period has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which characterize the later part of the period, as developed in the State of New York.
CORNIFICCor*nif"ic (kr-nf"k), a. Etym: [L. cornu horn + facere to make.]
Defn: Producing horns; forming horn.
CORNIFICATIONCor`ni*fi*ca"tion (kr`n-f-k"shn), n.
Defn: Conversion into, or formation of, horn; a becoming like horn.
CORNIFIEDCor"ni*fied (kr"n-fd), a. Etym: [L. cornu horn + -fy.] (Anat.)
Defn: Converted into horn; horny.
CORNIFORMCor"ni*form (-frm), a. Etym: [L. cornu horn + -form.]
Defn: Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.
CORNIGEROUS Cor*nig"er*ous (kr-nj"r-s), a. Etym: [L. corniger; cornu horn + gerere to bear.]
Defn: Horned; having horns; as, cornigerous animals. [Obs.] Sir T.Browne.
CORNIN Cor"nin (kr"nn), n. (Chem.) (a) A bitter principle obtained from dogwood (Cornus florida), as a white crystalline substance; — called also cornic acid. (b) An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge.
CORNIPLUMECor"ni*plume (kr"n-plm), n. Etym: [L. cornu horn + pluma feather.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A hornlike tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.
CORNISHCor"nish (kr"nsh), a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England. Cornish chough. See Chough. — Cornish engine, a single-acting pumping engine, used in mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up the water by its weight, in descending.
CORNISHCor"nish, n.
Defn: The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.
CORNISTCor"nist, n.
Defn: A performer on the cornet or horn.
CORNLOFTCorn"loft` (krn"lft`), n.
Defn: A loft for corn; a granary.
CORNMUSECorn"muse (-mz), n.
Defn: A cornemuse.
CORNO DI BASSETTO Cor"no di bas*set"to (kr"n d bs-st"t or bs-st"t); pl. Corni (-n di basseto. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: A tenor clarinet; — called also basset horn, and sometimes confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe.
CORNO INGLESECor"no In*gle"se (n-gl"z); pl. Corni Inglesi (-z. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: A reed instrument, related to the oboe, but deeper in pitch; the English horn.
CORNOPEANCor*no"pe*an (kr-n"p-an), n. (Mus.)
Defn: An obsolete name for the cornet-à-piston.
CORNSHELLERCorn"shell`er (krn"shl`r), n.
Defn: A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob.
CORNSHUCKCorn"shuck` (-shk`), n.
Defn: The husk covering an ear of Indian corn. [Colloq. U.S.]
CORNSTALKCorn"stalk` (-stk`), n.
Defn: A stalk of Indian corn.
CORNSTARCHCorn"starch` (-strch`), n.
Defn: Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour used for puddings, etc.
CORNUCor"nu (kr"n), n; pl. Cornua (-n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.
CORNU AMMONISCor"nu Am*mo"nis (m-m"ns); pl. Cornua Ammonis. Etym: [L., horn ofAmmon. See Ammonite.] (Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an obsolete name for an ammonite.
CORNUCOPIA Cor`nu*co"pi*a (kr`n-k"p-), n.; pl. Cornucopias (-. Etym: [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty. See Horn, and Copious.]
1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.
2. pl. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers resembling the cornucopia in form.
Note: Some writers maintain that this word should be written, in the singular, cornu copiæ, and in the plural, cornua copiæ.
CORNUTE; CORNUTED Cor"nute (kr"nt or kr-nt"), Cor*nut"ed (kr-n"td), a. Etym: [L. cornutus horned, from cornu horn.]
1. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped.
2. Cuckolded. [R.] "My being cornuted." LEstrange.
CORNUTECor*nute" (kr-nt"), v. t.
Defn: To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold. [Obs.]Burton.
CORNUTOCor*nu"to (kr-n"t), n. Etym: [It., fr. L. cornutus horned.]
Defn: A man that wears the horns; a cuckold. [R.] Shak.
CORNUTORCor*nu"tor (-tr), n.
Defn: A cuckold maker. [R.] Jordan.
CORNYCor"ny (kr"n), a. Etym: [L. cornu horn.]
Defn: Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.Up stood the cornu reed. Milton.
CORNYCorn"y, a.
1. Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn. [R.] "The corny ear." Prior.
2. Containing corn; tasting well of malt. [R.] A draught of moist and corny ale. Chaucer.
3. Tipsy. [Vulgar, Eng.] Forby.
COROCORECor"o*core (kr"-kr), n.
Defn: A kind of boat of various forms, used in the IndianArchipelago.
CORODY Cor"o*dy (kr"-d), n. Etym: [LL. corrodium, corredium, conredium, furniture, provision: cf. OF. conroi. See Curry.] (Old Law)
Defn: An allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or other religious house for the sustenance of such of the king's servants as he may designate to receive it. [Written also corrody.]
COROLCor"ol (kr"l), n. (Bot.)
Defn: A corolla.
COROLLA Co*rol"la (k-rl"l), n. Etym: [L. corolla a little crown or garland, dim. of corona. See Crown.] (Bot.)
Defn: The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves, called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors. See the Note under Blossom.
COROLLACEOUSCor`ol*la"ceous (kr`l-l"shs), a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, a corolla; having the form or texture of a corolla.
COROLLARY Cor"ol*la*ry (kr"l-l-r; 277), n.; pl. Corollaries (-r. Etym: [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr. corolla. See Corolla.]
1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous. [Obs.] Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than want a spirit. Shak.
2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.
COROLLATE; COROLLATEDCor"ol*late (kr"l-lt), Cor"ol*la`ted (-l`td), a.
Defn: Having a corolla or corollas; like a corolla.
COROLLETCor"ol*let (kr"l-lt), n. Etym: [Dim. fr. corolla.] (Bot.)
Defn: A floret in an aggregate flower. [Obs.] Martyn.
COROLLIFLORAL; COROLLIFLOROUSCo*rol`li*flo"ral (k-rl`l-fl"ral), Co*rol`li*flo"rous (-fl"rs), a.Etym: [Corolla + L. flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having the stamens borne on the petals, and the latter free from the calyx. Compare Calycifloral and Thalamifloral.
COROLLINECor"ol*line (-ln), a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a corolla.
COROMANDELCor`o*man"del (kr`-mn"del), n. (Geol.)
Defn: The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay ofBengal. Coromandel gooseberry. See Carambola.— Coromandel wood, Calamander wood.
CORONA Co*ro"na (k-r"n), n.; pl. L. Coronæ (-nCoronas (-n. Etym: [L. corona crown. See Crown.]
1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward for distinguished services.
2. (Arch.)
Defn: The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as to form a drip. See Illust. of Column.
3. (Anat.)
Defn: The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or the skull; a crown.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin.
5. (Astrol.)
Defn: A peculiar luminous apearance, or aureola, which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.
6. (Bot.) (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil. (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ.
7. (Meteorol.) (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as the sun or moon. (b) A peculiar phase of the aurora borealis, formed by the concentration or convergence of luminous beams around the point in the heavens indicated by the direction of the dipping needle.
8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged pyramidically. Called also corona lucis. Fairholt.
9. (Mus.)
Defn: A character [] called the pause or hold.
CORONACHCor"o*nach (kr"-nk), n.
Defn: See Coranach.
CORONAL Cor"o*nal (kr"-nal or, esp. in science, k-r"nal; 277), a. Etym: [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.]
1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses). The coronal light during the eclipse is faint. Abney.
2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation. The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon. Milton.
3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin. Coronal suture (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull between the parietal and frontal bones; the frontoparietal suture.
CORONALCor"o*nal, n.
1. A crown; wreath; garland. Spenser.
2. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their coronæ or garlands. Hooper.
CORONAMENCor`o*na"men (kr`-n"mn), n. Etym: [L., a crowning.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The upper margin of a hoof; a coronet.
CORONARYCor"o*na*ry (kr"-n-r), a. Etym: [L. coronarius: cf. F. coronaire.]
1. Of or pertaining to a crown; ferming, or adapted to form, a crown or garland. "Coronary thorns." Bp. Pearson. The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in Theophrastus. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet; as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart.
CORONARYCor"o*na*ry, n.
Defn: A small bone in the foot of a horse.
CORONARY BONECor"o*na*ry bone.
Defn: The small pastern bone of the horse and allied animals.
CORONARY CUSHIONCoronary cushion.
Defn: A cushionlike band of vascular tissue at the upper border of the wall of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. It takes an important part in the secretion of the horny walls.
CORONATE; CORONATED Cor"o*nate (kr"-nt), Cor"o*na`ted (-n`ted), a. Etym: [L. coronatus, p. p. of coronare to crown, fr. corona. See Crown.]
1. Having or wearing a crown.
2. (Zoöl.) (a) Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished; — said of birds. (b) Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines; — said of spiral shells.
3. (Biol.)
Defn: Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.
CORONATIONCor`o*na"tion (kr`-n"shn), n. Etym: [See Coronate.]
1. The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty.
2. The pomp or assembly at a coronation. Pope.
CORONELCoro"nel (kr"nel), n. Etym: [See Colonel.]
Defn: A colonel. [Obs.] Spenser.
CORONELCor"o*nel (kr"-nl or kr"nl), n. Etym: [Cf. Cronel, Crown.] (Anc.Armor)
Defn: The iron head of a tilting spear, divided into two, three, or four blunt points. [Written also cronel.] Grose.
CORONER Cor"o*ner (kr"-nr), n. Etym: [From OE. coronen to crown, OF. coroner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona crown. Formed as a translation of LL. coronator coroner, fr. L. corona crown, the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of the crown. See Crown.]
Defn: An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire, with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent, sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred. [In England formerly also written and pronounced crowner.]
Note: In some of the United States the office of coroner is abolished, that of medical examiner taking its place. Coroner's inquest. See under Inquest.
CORONET Cor"o*net (kr"-nt), n. Etym: [Dim. of OE. corone crown; cf. OF. coronete. See Crown, and cf. Crownet, Cronet.]
1. An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown. Without a star, a coronet, or garter. Goldsmith.
Note: The coronet of the Prince of Wales consist of a circlet of gold with four crosses pattée around the edge between as many fleurs-de- lis. The center crosses are connected by an arch which is surmounted by a globe or cross. The coronet of a British duke is adorned with strawberry leaves; that of a marquis has leaves with pearls interposed; that of an earl raises the pearls above the leaves; that of a viscount is surrounded with pearls only; that of a baron has only four pearls.
2. (Far.)
Defn: The upper part of a horse's hoof, where the horn terminates in skin. James White.
3. (Anc. Armor)
Defn: The iron head of a tilting spear; a coronel. Crose.
CORONETEDCor"o*net*ed (-nt-d), a.
Defn: Wearing, or entitled to wear, a coronet; of noble birth or rank.
CORONIFORM Co*ron"i*form (k-rn"-frm or k-r"n-), a. Etym: [L. corona crown + - form.]
Defn: Having the form of a crown or coronet; resembling a crown.
CORONILLA Cor`o*nil"la (kr`-nl"l), n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. corona crown: cf. F. coronille.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants related to the clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets.
CORONISCo*ro"nis (k-r"ns), n. Etym: [Gr. Cornice.]
1. In Greek grammar, a sign ['] sometimes placed over a contracted syllable. W. W. Goodwin.
2. The curved line or flourish at the end of a book or chapter; hence, the end. [R.] Bp. Hacket.
CORONIUMCo*ro"ni*um, n. [NL. See Corona.] (Chem. & Astron.)
Defn: The principal gaseous substance forming the solar corona, characterized by a green line in the coronal spectrum.
CORONOIDCor"o*noid (kr"-noid), a. Etym: [Gr. -oid: cf. F. corono.] (Anat.)
Defn: Resembling the beak of a crow; as, the coronoid process of the jaw, or of the ulna.
CORONULECor"o*nule (kr"-nl), n. Etym: [L. coronula, dim. of corona crown.](Bot.)
Defn: A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds.See Pappus. Martyn.
COROUNCo*roun" (k-roun"), v. & n.
Defn: Crown. [Obs.] Chaucer.
COROZO; COROSSO Co*ro"zo Co*ros"so (k-r"th or -s), n. Etym: [Cf. Sp. cerozo a kind of palm tree.]
Defn: The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm; also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See Ivory nut.
CORPORACECor"po*race (kr"p-rs), n.
Defn: See Corporas.
CORPORALCor"po*ral (kr"p-ral), n. Etym: [Corrupted fr. F. caporal, It.caporale, fr. capo head, chief, L. caput. See Chief, and cf.Caporal.] (Mil.)
Defn: A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the United States army he is the lowest noncomissioned officer in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels. Corporal's guard, a detachment such as would be in charge of a corporal for guard duty, etc.; hence, derisively, a very small number of persons. — Lance corporal, an assistant corporal on private's pay. Farrow. — Ship's corporal (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the master at arms in his various duties.
CORPORALCor"po*ral, a. Etym: [L. corporalis, fr. corpus body. See Corpse.]
1. Belonging or relating to the body; bodily. "Past corporal toil." Shak. Pillories and other corporal infections. Milton. Corporal punishment (law), punishment applied to the body of the offender, including the death penalty, whipping, and imprisonment.
2. Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In this sense now usually written corporeal. Milton. A corporal heaven . . . .where the stare are. Latimer. What seemed corporal melted As breath into the wind. Shak.
Syn. — Corporal, Bodily, Corporeal. Bodily is opposed to mental; as, bodily affections. Corporeal refers to the whole physical structure or nature, of the body; as, corporeal substance or frame. Corporal, as now used, refers more to punishment or some infliction; as, corporal punishment. To speak of corporeal punishment is an error. Bodily austerities; the corporeal mold.
CORPORAL; CORPORALE Cor"po*ral (kr"p-ral), Cor`po*ra"le (-r"l), n. Etym: [LL. corporale: cf.F. corporal. See Corporal,a.]
Defn: A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth. Corporal oath, a solemn oath; — so called from the fact that it was the ancient usage for the party taking it to touch the corporal, or cloth that covered the consecrated elements.
CORPORALITY Cor`po*ral"i*ty (kr`p-rl"l-t), n.: pl. Corporalities (-t. Etym: [L. corporalitas: cf. F.corporalit.]
1. The state of being or having a body; bodily existence; corporeality; — opposed to spirituality. Dr. H. More.
2. A confraternity; a guild. [Obs.] Milton.
CORPORALLYCor"po*ral*ly (kr"p-ral-ly), adv.
Defn: In or with the body; bodily; as, to be corporally present.Sharp.
CORPORALSHIPCor"po*ral*ship, n. (Mil.)
Defn: A corporal's office.
CORPORASCor"po*ras (kr"p-rs), n. Etym: [Prop. pl. of corporal.]
Defn: The corporal, or communion cloth. [Obs.] Fuller.
CORPORATE Cor"po*rate (kr"p-rt), a. Etym: [L. corporatus, p. p. of corporare to shape into a body, fr. corpus body. See Corpse.]
1. Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town.
2. Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body. "Corporate property." Hallam.
3. United; general; collectively one. They answer in a joint and corporate voice. Shak. Corporate member, an actual or voting member of a corporation, as distinguished from an associate or an honorary member; as, a corporate member of the American Board.
CORPORATECor"po*rate (-rt), v. t.
Defn: To incorporate. [Obs.] Stow.
CORPORATECor"po*rate, v. i.
Defn: To become incorporated. [Obs.]
CORPORATELYCor"po*rate*ly (-rt-l), adv.
1. In a corporate capacity; acting as a coprporate body.
2. In, or as regarda, the body. Fabyan.
CORPORATIONCor`po*ra"tion (kr`p-r"shn), n. Etym: [L. corporatio incarnation: cf.F. corporation corporation.]
Defn: A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting business as an individual.
Note: Corporations are aggregate or sole. Corporations aggregate consist of two or more persons united in a society, which is preserved by a succession of members, either forever or till the corporation is dissolved by the power that formed it, by the death of all its members, by surrender of its charter or franchises, or by forfeiture. Such corporations are the mayor and aldermen of cities, the head and fellows of a college, the dean and chapter of a cathedral church, the stockholders of a bank or insurance company, etc. A corporation sole consists of a single person, who is made a body corporate and politic, in order to give him some legal capacities, and especially that of succession, which as a natural person he can not have. Kings, bishops, deans, parsons, and vicars, are in England sole corporations. A fee will not pass to a corporation sole without the word "successors" in the grant. There are instances in the United States of a minister of a parish seized of parsonage lands in the right of his parish, being a corporation sole, as in Massachusetts. Corporations are sometimes classified as public and private; public being convertible with municipal, and private corporations being all corporations not municipal. Close corporation. See under Close.
CORPORATORCor"po*ra`tor (kr"p-r`tr), n.
Defn: A member of a corporation, esp. one of the original members.
CORPORATURECor"po*ra*ture (kr"p-r-tr), n.
Defn: The state of being embodied; bodily existence. [Obs.] Dr. H.More.
CORPOREALCor*po"re*al (kr-p"r-al), a. Etym: [L. corporeus, fr. corpus body.]
Defn: Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material body or substance; material; — opposed to spiritual or immaterial. His omnipotence That to corporeal substance could add Speed almost spiritual. Milton. Corporeal property, such as may be seen and handled (as opposed to incorporeal, which can not be seen or handled, and exists only in contemplation). Mozley & W.
Syn.— Corporal; bodily. See Corporal.
CORPOREALISMCor*po"re*al*ism (-z'm), n.
Defn: Materialism. Cudworth.
CORPOREALISTCor*po"re*al*ist (kr-p"r-al-st), n.
Defn: One who denies the reality of spiritual existences; amaterialist.Some corporealists pretended . . . to make a world without a God. Bp.Berkeley.
CORPOREALITYCor*po`re*al"i*ty (-l"-t), n.: pl. Corporealities (-t.
Defn: The state of being corporeal; corporeal existence.
CORPOREALLYCor*po"re*al*ly (kr-p"r-al-l), adv.
Defn: In the body; in a bodily form or manner.
CORPOREALNESSCor*po"re*al*ness (-ns), n.
Defn: Corporeality; corporeity.
CORPOREITY Cor`po*re"i*ty (kr`p-r"-t), n. Etym: [LL. corporeitas: cf. F. corpor.]
Defn: The state of having a body; the state of being corporeal;materiality.The one attributed corporeity to God. Bp. Stillingfleet.Those who deny light to be matter, do not therefore deny itscorporeity. Coleridge.
CORPORIFY Cor*por"i*fy (kr-pr"-f), v. t. Etym: [L. corpus body + -fy: cf. F. corporifier.]
Defn: To embody; to form into a body. [Obs.] Boyle.
CORPOSANTCor"po*sant (kr"p-znt), n. Etym: [It. corpo santo holy body.]
Defn: St. Elmo's fire. See under Saint.
CORPSCorps (kr, pl. krz), n. sing. & pl. Etym: [F., fr. L. corpus body.See Corpse.]
1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See Corpse, 1. By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and where. Piers Plowman.
2. A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps. A corps operating with an army should consist of three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery, and a regiment of cavalry. Gen. Upton (U. S. Tactics. )
3. A body or code of laws. [Obs.] The whole corps of the law. Bacon.
4. (Eccl.)
Defn: The land with which a prebend or other ecclesiastical office is endowed. [Obs.] The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents have a corps. Bacon. Army corps, or (French) Corps d'armée (k, a body containing two or more divisions of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself. — Corps de logis (ke l Etym: [F., body of the house], the principal mass of a building, considered apart from its wings. — Corps diplomatique (k Etym: [F., diplomatic body], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a government.
CORPSECorpse (krps), n. Etym: [OF. cors (sometimes written corps), F.corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See Midriff, and cf. Corse,Corselet, Corps, Cuerpo.]
1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; — sometimes contemptuosly. [Obs.]
Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See Corps, n., 1.
2. The dead body of a human being; — used also Fig. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. D. Webster. Corpse candle. (a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the customary watching with a corpse on the night before its interment. (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp places, superstitiously regarded as portending death. — Corpse gate, the gate of a burial place through which the dead are carried, often having a covered porch; — called also lich gate.
CORPULENCE; CORPULENCY Cor"pu*lence (kr"p-lens), Cor"pu*len*cy (kr"p-len-s), n. Etym: [L. corpulentia: cf. F. corpulence.]
1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.
2. Thickness; density; compactness. [Obs.] The heaviness and corpulency of water requiring a great force to divide it. Ray.
CORPULENT Cor"pu*lent (-p-lent), a. Etym: [L. corpulentus, fr. corpus: cf. F. corpulent. See Corpse.]
1. Very fat; obese.
2. Solid; gross; opaque. [Obs.] Holland.
Syn.— Stout; fleshy; bulky; obese. See Stout.
CORPULENTLYCor"pu*lent*ly, adv.
Defn: In a corpulent manner.
CORPUSCor"pus (-ps), n.; pl. Corpora (-p. Etym: [L.]
Defn: A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing. Corpus callosum (k; pl. Corpora callosa (-s Etym: [NL., callous body] (Anat.), the great band of commissural fibers uniting the cerebral hemispheries. See Brain. — Corpus Christi (kr Etym: [L., body of Christ] (R. C. Ch.), a festival in honor of the eucharist, observed on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday. — Corpus Christi cloth. Same as Pyx cloth, under Pyx. — Corpus delicti (d Etym: [L., the body of the crime] (Law), the substantial and fundamental fact of the comission of a crime; the proofs essential to establish a crime. — Corpus luteum (l; pl. Corpora lutea (-. Etym: [NL., luteous body] (Anat.), the reddish yellow mass which fills a ruptured Grafian follicle in the mammalian ovary. — Corpus striatum (str; pl. Corpora striata (-t. Etym: [NL., striate body] (Anat.), a ridge in the wall of each lateral ventricle of the brain.
CORPUSCLECor"pus*cle (-ps-s'l), n. Etym: [L. corpusculum, dim. of corpus.]
1. A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.
2. (Anat.)
Defn: A protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as are imbedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective tissue and cartilage corpuscles. See Blood. Virchow showed that the corpuscles of bone are homologous with those of connective tissue. Quain's Anat. Red blood corpuscles (Physiol.), in man, yellowish, biconcave, circular discs varying from 1/3500 to 1/3200 of an inch in diameter and about 1/12400 of an inch thick. They are composed of a colorless stroma filled in with semifluid hæmoglobin and other matters. In most mammals the red corpuscles are circular, but in the camels, birds, reptiles, and the lower vertebrates generally, they are oval, and sometimes more or less spherical in form. In Amphioxus, and most invertebrates, the blood corpuscles are all white or colorless. — White blood corpuscles (Physiol.), rounded, slightly flattened, nucleated cells, mainly protoplasmic in composition, and possessed of contractile power. In man, the average size is about 1/2500 of an inch, and they are present in blood in much smaller numbers than the red corpuscles.
CORPUSCULARCor*pus"cu*lar (kr-ps"k-lr), a. Etym: [Cf. F. corpusculaire.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small particles. Corpuscular philosophy, that which attempts to account for the phenomena of nature, by the motion, figure, rest, position, etc., of the minute particles of matter. — Corpuscular theory (Opt.), the theory enunciated by Sir Isaac Newton, that light consists in the emission and rapid progression of minute particles or corpuscles. The theory is now generally rejected, and supplanted by the undulatory theory.