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coadapted adjective Adapted one to another; as, coadapted pulp and tooth.
coadjutor noun One who aids another; an assistant; a coworker., The assistant of a bishop or of a priest holding a benefice.
coadunate adjective United at the base, as contiguous lobes of a leaf.
coagulant noun That which produces coagulation.
coagulate adjective Coagulated., To cause (a liquid) to change into a curdlike or semisolid state, not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical reaction; to curdle; as, rennet coagulates milk; heat coagulates the white of an egg., To undergo coagulation.
coalesced imp. & past participle of Coalesce
coalgoose noun The cormorant; — so called from its black color.
coalition noun The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms., A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons, parties, or states, having different interests.
co-allies plural of Co-ally
coalmouse noun A small species of titmouse, with a black head; the coletit.
coarctate adjective To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely., To restrain; to confine., Pressed together; closely connected; — applied to insects having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a constriction.
coastwise adverb Alt. of Coastways
coastways adverb By way of, or along, the coast.
coaxation noun The act of croaking.
coaxingly adverb In a coaxing manner; by coaxing.
cobaltine noun Alt. of Cobaltite
cobaltite noun A mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt.
cobaltous adjective Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; — said esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower valence.
cobwebbed adjective Abounding in cobwebs.
coccolite noun A granular variety of pyroxene, green or white in color.
coccolith noun One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.
coccygeal adjective Of or pertaining to the coccyx; as, the coccygeal vertebrae.
cochineal A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America, etc., and found on several species of cactus, esp. Opuntia cochinellifera.
cochleare noun A spoon., A spoonful.
cochleary adjective Same as Cochleate.
cochleate adjective Alt. of Cochleated
cockateel noun An Australian parrot (Calopsitta Novae-Hollandiae); — so called from its note.
cockering present participle & vb. noun of Cocker
cockfight noun A match or contest of gamecocks.
cockhorse noun A child’s rocking-horse., A high or tall horse., Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse., Lofty in feeling; exultant; proud; upstart.
cocklebur noun A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit; one of several species of the genus Xanthium; — called also clotbur.
cockmatch noun A cockfight.
cockneyfy verb t. To form with the manners or character of a cockney.
cockroach noun An orthopterous insect of the genus Blatta, and allied genera.
cockscomb noun See Coxcomb., A plant (Celosia cristata), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers; — sometimes called garden cockscomb. Also the Pedicularis, or lousewort, the Rhinanthus Crista-galli, and the Onobrychis Crista-galli.
cockshead noun A leguminous herb (Onobrychis Caput-galli), having small spiny-crested pods.
cockswain noun The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a boat and its crew.
coco palm See Cocoa.
cocobolas noun A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of tools, and for various fancy articles.
cocoonery noun A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and forming cocoons.
codifying present participle & vb. noun of Codify
cod liver noun The liver of the common cod and allied species.
coecilian noun See Caecilian.
coelodont adjective Having hollow teeth; — said of a group lizards., One of a group of lizards having hollow teeth.
coemption noun The act of buying the whole quantity of any commodity.
coenobite noun See Cenobite.
coenogamy noun The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual intercourse among its members; — as in certain primitive tribes or communistic societies.
coenosarc noun The common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound hydroid. See Hydroidea.
coequally adverb With coequality.
coercible adjective Capable of being coerced.
coetanean noun A person coetaneous with another; a contemporary.
coeternal adjective Equally eternal.
coexisted imp. & past participle of Coexist
coffeeman noun One who keeps a coffeehouse.
coffeepot noun A covered pot in which coffee is prepared, or is brought upon the table for drinking.
cofferdam noun A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of piers, etc.
coffining present participle & vb. noun of Coffin
cogitable adjective Capable of being brought before the mind as a thought or idea; conceivable; thinkable.
cogitated imp. & past participle of Cogitate
cognation noun Relationship by blood; descent from the same original; kindred., Participation of the same nature., That tie of consanguinity which exists between persons descended from the same mother; — used in distinction from agnation.
cognition verb t. The act of knowing; knowledge; perception., That which is known.
cognitive adjective Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as, cognitive power.
cognizant adjective Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).
cohabited imp. & past participle of Cohabit
cohabiter noun A cohabitant.
coheiress noun A female heir who inherits with other heiresses; a joint heiress.
coherence noun Alt. of Coherency
coherency noun A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion., Connection or dependence, proceeding from the subordination of the parts of a thing to one principle or purpose, as in the parts of a discourse, or of a system of philosophy; consecutiveness.
cohesible adjective Capable of cohesion.
cohibited imp. & past participle of Cohibit
cohobated imp. & past participle of Cohobate
coincided imp. & past participle of Coincide
coincider noun One who coincides with another in an opinion.
coinitial adjective Having a common beginning.
cointense adjective Equal in intensity or degree; as, the relations between 6 and 12, and 8 and 16, are cointense.
colaborer noun One who labors with another; an associate in labor.
colchicum noun A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron.
colcothar noun Polishing rouge; a reddish brown oxide of iron, used in polishing glass, and also as a pigment; — called also crocus Martis.
coldfinch noun A British wagtail.
cold-shut adjective Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; — said of a forging or casting., An imperfection caused by such insufficient welding.
colegoose noun See Coalgoose.
colemouse noun See Coletit.
coleopter noun One of the Coleoptera.
coleperch noun A kind of small black perch.
co-lessee noun A partner in a lease taken.
co-lessor noun A partner in giving a lease.
colestaff noun See Colstaff.
colicroot noun A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and A. aurea). Called sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and unicorn root.
collapsed imp. & past participle of Collapse
collaring present participle & vb. noun of Collar
collating present participle & vb. noun of Collate
collation verb t. The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another of a like kind; comparison, in general., The gathering and examination of sheets preparatory to binding., The act of conferring or bestowing., A conference., The presentation of a clergyman to a benefice by a bishop, who has it in his own gift., The act of comparing the copy of any paper with its original to ascertain its conformity., The report of the act made by the proper officers., The right which an heir has of throwing the whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into one mass, and sharing it equally with others who are of the same degree of kindred., A collection of the Lives of the Fathers or other devout work read daily in monasteries., A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; — first applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied the reading of the collation in monasteries., To partake of a collation.
collative adjective Passing or held by collation; — said of livings of which the bishop and the patron are the same person.
colleague noun A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or manufactures., To unite or associate with another or with others.
collected imp. & past participle of Collect, Gathered together., Self-possessed; calm; composed.
collector noun One who collects things which are separate; esp., one who makes a business or practice of collecting works of art, objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of coins., A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages and puts them together in one book., An officer appointed and commissioned to collect and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll., One authorized to collect debts., A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent.
collegial noun Collegiate.
collegian noun A member of a college, particularly of a literary institution so called; a student in a college.
collidine noun One of a class of organic bases, C8H11N, usually pungent oily liquids, belonging to the pyridine series, and obtained from bone oil, coal tar, naphtha, and certain alkaloids.
colligate verb t. To tie or bind together., To bring together by colligation; to sum up in a single proposition., Bound together.
collimate verb t. To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to render parallel, as rays of light.
collingly adverb With embraces.
collision noun The act of striking together; a striking together, as of two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains; a clashing., A state of opposition; antagonism; interference.
collisive adjective Colliding; clashing.
collocate adjective Set; placed., To set or place; to set; to station.
collodion noun A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for wounds; but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive film in photography.
collodium noun See Collodion.
colloidal adjective Pertaining to, or of the nature of, colloids.
colluding present participle & vb. noun of Collude
collusion noun A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or deceitful purpose; a playing into each other’s hands; deceit; fraud; cunning., An agreement between two or more persons to defraud a person of his rights, by the forms of law, or to obtain an object forbidden by law.
collusive adjective Characterized by collusion; done or planned in collusion., Acting in collusion.
collusory adjective Collusive.
collutory noun A medicated wash for the mouth.
collybist noun A money changer.
collyrium noun An application to the eye, usually an eyewater.
colocynth noun The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber (Citrullus, / Cucumis, colocynthis), an Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful cathartic. Called also bitter apple, bitter cucumber, bitter gourd.
colombier noun A large size of paper for drawings. See under Paper.
colonelcy noun The office, rank, or commission of a colonel.
colonical adjective Of or pertaining to husbandmen.
colonitis noun See Colitis.
colonized imp. & past participle of Colonize
colonizer noun One who promotes or establishes a colony; a colonist.
colonnade noun A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc.
colophany noun See Colophony.
colophene noun A colorless, oily liquid, formerly obtained by distillation of colophony. It is regarded as a polymeric form of terebenthene. Called also diterebene.
colophony noun Rosin.
colorable adjective Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or justice.
colorific adjective Capable of communicating color or tint to other bodies.
colorless adjective Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent; as, colorless water., Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes, prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style; definitions should be colorless.
colossean adjective Colossal.
colosseum noun The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome.
colostrum noun The first milk secreted after delivery; biestings., A mixture of turpentine and the yolk of an egg, formerly used as an emulsion.
colporter noun Same as Colporteur.
coltsfoot noun A perennial herb (Tussilago Farfara), whose leaves and rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine.
colubrine adjective like or related to snakes of the genus Coluber., Like a snake; cunning; crafty.
columbary noun A dovecote; a pigeon house.
columbate noun A salt of columbic acid; a niobate. See Columbium.
columbiad noun A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for throwing shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at high angles of elevation.
columbian adjective Of or pertaining to the United States, or to America.
columbier noun See Colombier.
columbine adjective Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored., A plant of several species of the genus Aquilegia; as, A. vulgaris, or the common garden columbine; A. Canadensis, the wild red columbine of North America., The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.
columbite noun A mineral of a black color, submetallic luster, and high specific specific gravity. It is a niobate (or columbate) of iron and manganese, containing tantalate of iron; — first found in New England.
columbium noun A rare element of the vanadium group, first found in a variety of the mineral columbite occurring in Connecticut, probably at Haddam. Atomic weight 94.2. Symbol Cb or Nb. Now more commonly called niobium.
columella noun An axis to which a carpel of a compound pistil may be attached, as in the case of the geranium; or which is left when a pod opens., A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses., A term applied to various columnlike parts; as, the columella, or epipterygoid bone, in the skull of many lizards; the columella of the ear, the bony or cartilaginous rod connecting the tympanic membrane with the internal ear., The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve shells., The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain corals.
comanches noun pl. A warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family of Indians, inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts of the United States; — called also Paducahs. They are noted for plundering and cruelty.
comatulid noun Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera.
combating present participle & vb. noun of Combat
combatant adjective Contending; disposed to contend., One who engages in combat.
combative adjective Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.
combinate adjective United; joined; betrothed.
combining present participle & vb. noun of Combine
comboloio noun A Mohammedan rosary, consisting of ninety-nine beads.
co-meddle verb t. To mix; to mingle, to temper.
comedones plural of Comedo
comfiture noun See Comfit, n.
comforted imp. & past participle of Comfort
comforter noun One who administers comfort or consolation., The Holy Spirit, — referring to his office of comforting believers., A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow., A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable.
commanded imp. & past participle of Command
commander noun A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the chief officer of an army, or of any division of it., An officer who ranks next below a captain, — ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army., The chief officer of a commandery., A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail lofts, etc.
commandry noun See Commandery.
commatism noun Conciseness in writing.
commenced imp. & past participle of Commence
commended imp. & past participle of Commend
commendam noun A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836.
commender noun One who commends or praises.
commensal noun One who eats at the same table., An animal, not truly parasitic, which lives in, with, or on, another, partaking usually of the same food. Both species may be benefited by the association., Having the character of a commensal.
commented imp. & past participle of Comment
commenter noun One who makes or writes comments; a commentator; an annotator.
commerced imp. & past participle of Commerce
commingle verb t. & i. To mingle together; to mix in one mass, or intimately; to blend.
comminute verb t. To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or bones; to comminute food with the teeth.
committed imp. & past participle of Commit
committal noun The act of committing, or the state of being committed; commitment.
committee noun One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by a court, or by any collective body of men acting together., One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.
committer noun One who commits; one who does or perpetrates., A fornicator.
commixing present participle & vb. noun of Commix
commixion noun Commixture.
commodate noun A gratuitous loan.
commodity noun Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage; interest; commodiousness., That which affords convenience, advantage, or profit, especially in commerce, including everything movable that is bought and sold (except animals), — goods, wares, merchandise, produce of land and manufactures, etc., A parcel or quantity of goods.
commodore noun An officer who ranks next above a captain; sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron. The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier general in the army., A captain commanding a squadron, or a division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear admiral., A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a yachting or rowing club., A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel of a squadron or fleet.
commonage noun The right of pasturing on a common; the right of using anything in common with others.
commonish adjective Somewhat common; commonplace; vulgar.
commorant noun Ordinarily residing; inhabiting., Inhabiting or occupying temporarily., A resident.
commotion noun Disturbed or violent motion; agitation., A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot., Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat; excitement.
commoving present participle & vb. noun of Commove
communing present participle & vb. noun of Commune
communion noun The act of sharing; community; participation., Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc.; agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of saints., A body of Christians having one common faith and discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion., The sacrament of the eucharist; the celebration of the Lord’s supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as, to go to communion; to partake of the communion.
communism noun A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property, as by distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all.
communist noun An advocate for the theory or practice of communism., A supporter of the commune of Paris.
community noun Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a community of goods., A body of people having common rights, privileges, or interests, or living in the same place under the same laws and regulations; as, a community of monks. Hence a number of animals living in a common home or with some apparent association of interests., Society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic; the public, or people in general., Common character; likeness., Commonness; frequency.
commuting present participle & vb. noun of Commute
commutual adjective Mutual; reciprocal; united.
compacted imp. & past participle of Compact, Compact; pressed close; concentrated; firmly united.
compacter noun One who makes a compact.
compactly adverb In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely; tersely.
companion noun One who accompanies or is in company with another for a longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually; one who is much in the company of, or is associated with, another or others; an associate; a comrade; a consort; a partner., A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a companion of the Bath., A fellow; — in contempt., A skylight on an upper deck with frames and sashes of various shapes, to admit light to a cabin or lower deck., A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way; a companion hatch., To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany., To qualify as a companion; to make equal.
companies plural of Company
companied imp. & past participle of Company
comparate noun One of two things compared together.
comparing present participle & vb. noun of Compare
comparted imp. & past participle of Compart
compassed imp. & past participle of Compass, Rounded; arched.
compasses noun An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures, etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches, or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they move.
compelled imp. & past participle of Compel
compeller noun One who compels or constrains.
compendia plural of Compendium
competing present participle & vb. noun of Compete
competent adjective Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit., Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; — followed by to.
compiling present participle & vb. noun of Compile
complaint noun Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment; lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding., Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring., An ailment or disease of the body., A formal allegation or charge against a party made or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case, generally under oath); an information; accusation; the initial bill in proceedings in equity.
complanar adjective See Coplanar.
completed imp. & past participle of Complete
complexed adjective Complex, complicated.
complexly adverb In a complex manner; not simply.
complexus noun A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication.
compliant adjective Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive.
complices plural of Complice
complying present participle & vb. noun of Comply
component verb t. Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting; constituent., A constituent part; an ingredient.
comported imp. & past participle of Comport
composing present participle & vb. noun of Compose, Tending to compose or soothe., Pertaining to, or used in, composition.
composite verb t. Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a composite language., Belonging to a certain order which is composed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital., Belonging to the order Compositae; bearing involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion., That which is made up of parts or compounded of several elements; composition; combination; compound.
composure noun The act of composing, or that which is composed; a composition., Orderly adjustment; disposition., Frame; make; temperament., A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity; repose., A combination; a union; a bond.
comprador noun A kind of steward or agent.
comprisal noun The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or epitome.
comprised imp. & past participle of Comprise
compromit noun To pledge by some act or declaration; to promise., To put to hazard, by some indiscretion; to endanger; to compromise; as, to compromit the honor or the safety of a nation.
comptible verb t. Accountable; responsible; sensitive.
computing present participle & vb. noun of Compute
computist noun A computer.
comradery noun The spirit of comradeship; comradeship.
concaving present participle & vb. noun of Concave
concavity noun A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of being concave.
concavous adjective Concave.
concealed imp. & past participle of Conceal, Hidden; kept from sight; secreted.
concealer noun One who conceals.
conceding present participle & vb. noun of Concede
conceited adjective Endowed with fancy or imagination., Entertaining a flattering opinion of one’s self; vain., Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful.
conceived imp. & past participle of Conceive
conceiver noun One who conceives.
concenter verb i. Alt. of Concentre, Alt. of Concentre
concentre verb i. To come to one point; to meet in, or converge toward, a common center; to have a common center., To draw or direct to a common center; to bring together at a focus or point, as two or more lines; to concentrate.
concerned imp. & past participle of Concern, Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for the safety of a friend.
concerted imp. & past participle of Concert, Mutually contrived or planned; agreed on; as, concerted schemes, signals.
concertos plural of Concerto
conchifer noun One of the Conchifera.
conchitic adjective Composed of shells; containing many shells.
conciator adjective The person who weighs and proportions the materials to be made into glass, and who works and tempers them.
concierge noun One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private; a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.
conciliar adjective Alt. of Conciliary
concisely adverb In a concise manner; briefly.
concision noun A cutting off; a division; a schism; a faction.
concluded imp. & past participle of Conclude
concluder noun One who concludes.
concocted imp. & past participle of Concoct
concocter noun One who concocts.
concordat noun A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything., An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte in 1801.
concourse noun A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence., An assembly; a gathering formed by a voluntary or spontaneous moving and meeting in one place., The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies., An open space where several roads or paths meet; esp. an open space in a park where several roads meet., Concurrence; cooperation.
concreate verb t. To create at the same time.
concreted imp. & past participle of Concrete
concubine noun A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a paramour., A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman laws. Their children were not heirs of their father.
concurred imp. & past participle of Concur
condemned imp. & past participle of Condemn, Pronounced to be wrong, guilty, worthless, or forfeited; adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or confiscation., Used for condemned persons.
condemner noun One who condemns or censures.
condensed imp. & past participle of Condense
condenser noun One who, or that which, condenses., An instrument for condensing air or other elastic fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve to prevent its escape., An instrument for concentrating electricity by the effect of induction between conducting plates separated by a nonconducting plate., A lens or mirror, usually of short focal distance, used to concentrate light upon an object., An apparatus for receiving and condensing the volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid form, by cooling., An apparatus, separate from the cylinder, in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of cold water or air. See Illust. of Steam engine.
condignly adverb According to merit.
condiment noun Something used to give relish to food, and to gratify the taste; a pungment and appetizing substance, as pepper or mustard; seasoning.
condition noun Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to external circumstances or influences, or to physical or mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament; rank; position, estate., Essential quality; property; attribute., Temperament; disposition; character., That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of something else; that which is requisite in order that something else should take effect; an essential qualification; stipulation; terms specified., A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will, to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to depend., To make terms; to stipulate., To impose upon an object those relations or conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged to be impossible., To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the condition of., To contract; to stipulate; to agree., To put under conditions; to require to pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as a condition of remaining in one’s class or in college; as, to condition a student who has failed in some branch of study., To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains)., train; acclimate.
conditory noun A repository for holding things; a hinding place.
condoling present participle & vb. noun of Condole
condoning present participle & vb. noun of Condone
conducing present participle & vb. noun of Conduce
conducent adjective Conducive; tending.
conducive adjective Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to promote.
conducted imp. & past participle of Conduct
conductor noun One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a guide; a manager; a director., One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad train or a street car., The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus., A substance or body capable of being a medium for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or electricity; specifically, a lightning rod., A grooved sound or staff used for directing instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director., Same as Leader.
condyloid adjective Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle.
condyloma noun Alt. of Condylome
condylome noun A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous membrane.
confected imp. & past participle of Confect
conferred imp. & past participle of Confer
conferree noun Same as Conferee.
conferrer noun One who confers; one who converses., One who bestows; a giver.
confervae plural of Conferva
confessed imp. & past participle of Confess
confesser noun One who makes a confession.
confessor noun One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically, one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures persecution for his faith., A priest who hears the confessions of others and is authorized to grant them absolution.
confestly adverb See Cofessedly.
confidant noun fem. Alt. of Confidante
confiding present participle & vb. noun of Confide, That confides; trustful; unsuspicious.
confident noun See Confidant.
configure verb t. To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape.
confining present participle & vb. noun of Confine
confinity noun Community of limits; contiguity.
confirmee noun One to whom anything is confirmed.
confirmer noun One who, or that which, confirms, establishes, or ratifies; one who corroborates.
confitent noun One who confesses his sins and faults.
confiteor noun A form of prayer in which public confession of sins is made.
confiture noun Composition; preparation, as of a drug, or confection; a sweetmeat.
confixure noun Act of fastening.
conflated imp. & past participle of Conflate
confluent adjective Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one into another., Blended into one; growing together, so as to obliterate all distinction., Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules., Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as, confluent smallpox., A small steam which flows into a large one., The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc.
conformed imp. & past participle of Conform
conformer noun One who conforms; one who complies with established forms or doctrines.
confronte adjective Same as Affronte.
confucian adjective Of, or relating to, Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher and teacher., A Confucianist.
confusing present participle & vb. noun of Confuse
confusely adverb Confusedly; obscurely.
confusion noun The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder; tumult., The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss self-possession; perturbation; shame., Overthrow; defeat; ruin., One who confuses; a confounder.
confusive adjective Confusing; having a tendency to confusion.
confutant noun One who undertakes to confute.
confuting present participle & vb. noun of Confute
congeable adjective Permissible; done lawfully; as, entry congeable.
congealed imp. & past participle of Congeal
congenial adjective Partaking of the same nature; allied by natural characteristics; kindred; sympathetic., Naturally adapted; suited to the disposition.
congenite adjective Congenital; connate; inborn. See Congenital.
congeries noun sing & pl. A collection of particles or bodies into one mass; a heap; an aggregation.
congested adjective Crowded together., Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood; hyperaemic; — said of any part of the body.
conglobed imp. & past participle of Conglobe
conglutin noun A variety of vegetable casein, resembling legumin, and found in almonds, rye, wheat, etc.
congruent adjective Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding.
congruism noun See Congruity.
congruity noun The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency., Coincidence, as that of lines or figures laid over one another., That, in an imperfectly good persons, which renders it suitable for God to bestow on him gifts of grace.
congruous adjective Suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious; correspondent; consistent.
conically adverb In the form of a cone.
coniferin noun A glucoside extracted from the cambium layer of coniferous trees as a white crystalline substance.
conjector noun One who guesses or conjectures.
conjoined imp. & past participle of Conjoin, Joined together or touching.
conjugate adjective United in pairs; yoked together; coupled., In single pairs; coupled., Containing two or more radicals supposed to act the part of a single one., Agreeing in derivation and radical signification; — said of words., Presenting themselves simultaneously and having reciprocal properties; — frequently used in pure and applied mathematics with reference to two quantities, points, lines, axes, curves, etc., A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and therefore generally resembling it in signification., A complex radical supposed to act the part of a single radical., To unite in marriage; to join., To inflect (a verb), or give in order the forms which it assumed in its several voices, moods, tenses, numbers, and persons., To unite in a kind of sexual union, as two or more cells or individuals among the more simple plants and animals.
conjugial adjective Conjugal.
conjugium noun The marriage tie.
conjuring present participle & vb. noun of Conjure
connation noun Connection by birth; natural union.
connature noun Participation in a common nature or character.
connected imp. & past participle of Connect
connector noun One who, or that which, connects, A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in pneumatic experiments., A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor in contact.
connexion noun Connection. See Connection.
connexive adjective See Connective.
conniving present participle & vb. noun of Connive
connivent adjective Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent justice., Brought close together; arched inward so that the points meet; converging; in close contact; as, the connivent petals of a flower, wings of an insect, or folds of membrane in the human system, etc.
connotate verb t. To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as additional; to include; to imply.
connoting present participle & vb. noun of Connote
connubial adjective Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state; conjugal; nuptial.
connusant adjective See Cognizant.
conominee noun One nominated in conjunction with another; a joint nominee.
conquered imp. & past participle of Conquer
conqueror noun One who conquers.
conscient adjective Conscious.
conscious adjective Possessing the faculty of knowing one’s own thoughts or mental operations., Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware; sensible., Made the object of consciousness; known to one’s self; as, conscious guilt.
conscribe verb t. To enroll; to enlist.
conscript adjective Enrolled; written; registered., One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a soldier or sailor., To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.
consecute verb t. To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue.
consensus noun Agreement; accord; consent.
consented imp. & past participle of Consent
consenter adjective One who consents.
conserved imp. & past participle of Conserve
conserver noun One who conserves.
consigned imp. & past participle of Consign
consignee noun The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a factor; — correlative to consignor.
consigner noun One who consigns. See Consignor.
consignor noun One who consigns something to another; — opposed to consignee.
consisted imp. & past participle of Consist
consolate verb t. To console; to comfort.
consoling present participle & vb. noun of Console, Adapted to console or comfort; cheering; as, this is consoling news.
consonant adjective Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; — usually followed by with or to., Having like sounds., harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant tones, consonant chords., Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing many, consonants., An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a sound.
consonous adjective Agreeing in sound; symphonious.
consopite adjective Lulled to sleep., To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose.
consorted imp. & past participle of Consort
conspired imp. & past participle of Conspire
conspirer noun One who conspires; a conspirator.
constable noun A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the Middle Ages., An officer of the peace having power as a conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the warrants of judicial officers.
constancy noun The state or quality of being constant or steadfast; freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability; as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes., Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution; especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness in attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability; fidelity.
constrain verb t. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold tightly; to constringe., To bring into a narrow compass; to compress., To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress., To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige., To violate; to ravish., To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural effect; as, a constrained voice.
constrict verb t. To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.
construct verb t. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make; as, to construct an edifice., To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to construct a theory of ethics., Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or inference.
construed imp. & past participle of Construe
consulage noun A duty or tax paid by merchants for the protection of their commerce by means of a consul in a foreign place.
consulary adjective Consular.
consulate noun The office of a consul., The jurisdiction or residence of a consul., Consular government; term of office of a consul.
consulted imp. & past participle of Consult
consulter noun One who consults, or asks counsel or information.
consuming present participle & vb. noun of Consume
contagion noun The transmission of a disease from one person to another, by direct or indirect contact., That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit disease; a virus produced by, or exhalation proceeding from, a diseased person, and capable of reproducing the disease., The act or means of communicating any influence to the mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm., Venom; poison.
contagium noun Contagion; contagious matter.
contained imp. & past participle of Contain
container noun One who, or that which, contains.
contemned imp. & past participle of Contemn
contemner noun One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner.
contemper verb t. To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to soften.
contended imp. & past participle of Contend
contender noun One who contends; a contestant.
contented adjective Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing.
contently adverb In a contented manner.
contested imp. & past participle of Contest
conticent adjective Silent.
continent adjective Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing., Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or passions; temperate; moderate., Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit sexual intercourse; chaste., Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent fever., That which contains anything; a receptacle., One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.
continual adjective Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous; unceasing; lasting; abiding., Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent; often repeated.
continued imp. & past participle of Continue, Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also, resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story.
continuer noun One who continues; one who has the power of perseverance or persistence.
contorted adjective Twisted, or twisted together., Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants., Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in contorted or convolute aestivation.
contralto noun The part sung by the highest male or lowest female voices; the alto or counter tenor., the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice is a contralto; she is a contralto., Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music called contralto; as, a contralto voice.
contrarry adjective To contradict or oppose; to thwart.
contrived imp. & past participle of Contrive
contriver noun One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas.
contumacy noun Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to authority., A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a refusal to appear in court when legally summoned.
contumely noun Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in act or speech; disgrace.
contusing present participle & vb. noun of Contuse
contusion noun The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the state of being beaten or bruised., A bruise; an injury attended with more or less disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound.
conundrum noun A kind of riddle based upon some fanciful or fantastic resemblance between things quite unlike; a puzzling question, of which the answer is or involves a pun., A question to which only a conjectural answer can be made.
conusable adjective Cognizable; liable to be tried or judged.
convenong present participle & vb. noun of Convene
converged imp. & past participle of Converge
conversed imp. & past participle of Converse
converser noun One who engages in conversation.
converted imp. & past participle of Convert
converter noun One who converts; one who makes converts., A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.
convexity noun The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex body; roundness.
conveying present participle & vb. noun of Convey
convicted imp. & past participle of Convict
convinced imp. & past participle of Convince
convincer noun One who, or that which, convinces; one who wins over by proof.
convivial adjective Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay; jovial.
convocate verb t. To convoke; to call together.
convoking present participle & vb. noun of Convoke
convolute adjective Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; — said of the leaves of plants in aestivation.
convolved imp. & past participle of Convolve
convoying present participle & vb. noun of Convoy
convulsed imp. & past participle of Convulse
coopering present participle & vb. noun of Cooper
cooperage noun Work done by a cooper., The price paid for coopers; work., A place where coopers’ work is done.
cooperant adjective Operating together; as, cooperant forces.
cooperate verb i. To act or operate jointly with another or others; to concur in action, effort, or effect.
coparceny noun An equal share of an inheritance.
copartner noun One who is jointly concerned with one or more persons in business, etc.; a partner; an associate; a partaker; a sharer.
copatriot noun A joint patriot.
copesmate noun An associate or companion; a friend; a partner.
copestone noun A stone for coping. See Coping.
copiously adverb In a copious manner.
coportion noun Equal share.
coppering present participle & vb. noun of Copper, The act of covering with copper., An envelope or covering of copper.
copperish adjective Containing, or partaking of the nature of, copper; like copper; as, a copperish taste.
coprolite noun A piece of petrified dung; a fossil excrement.
copsewood noun Brushwood; coppice.
copulated imp. & past participle of Copulate
copygraph noun A contrivance for producing manifold copies of a writing or drawing.
copyright noun The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts, engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in books., To secure a copyright on.
coquetted imp. & past participle of Coquet
corallian noun A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oolite; — called also coral-rag.
coralline adjective Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone., A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches., Formerly any slender coral-like animal; — sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals.
corallite noun A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral., One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal.
coralloid adjective Having the form of coral; branching like coral.
coral-rag noun Same as Corallian.
coralwort noun A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; — called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root.
corchorus noun The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant, seen in old-fashioned gardens.
cordately adverb In a cordate form.
cordelier noun A Franciscan; — so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans., A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.
cordeling adjective Twisting.
cordially adverb In a cordial manner.
cordoform adjective Heart-shaped.
cordonnet noun Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc.
co-regent noun A joint regent or ruler.
coreopsis noun 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.
coriander noun 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.
corivalry noun Alt. of Corivalship
corkiness noun The quality of being corky.
corkscrew noun An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing corks from bottles., To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one’s way through a crowd.
cormogeny noun The embryological history of groups or families of individuals.
cormorant noun 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., A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant.
cormoraut adjective Ravenous; voracious.
cornamute noun A cornemuse.
corncrake noun A bird (Crex crex or C. pratensis) which frequents grain fields; the European crake or land rail; — called also corn bird.
cornelian noun Same as Carnelian.
cornemuse noun A wind instrument nearly identical with the bagpipe.
corneouss adjective Of a texture resembling horn; horny; hard.
cornering present participle & vb. noun of Corner
cornercap noun The chief ornament.
cornfield noun 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.
cornfloor noun A thrashing floor.
cornicula plural of Corniculum
cornified adjective Converted into horn; horny.
corniform adjective Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.
cornopean noun An obsolete name for the cornet-a-piston.
cornshuck noun The husk covering an ear of Indian corn.
cornstalk noun A stalk of Indian corn.
corollary noun That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus; something added or superfluous., Something which follows from the demonstration of a proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a demonstrated proposition; a consequence.
corollate adjective Alt. of Corollated
corolline adjective Of or pertaining to a corolla.
coronamen noun The upper margin of a hoof; a coronet.
coronated adjective Having or wearing a crown., Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise distinguished; — said of birds., Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines; — said of spiral shells., Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.
coroneted adjective Wearing, or entitled to wear, a coronet; of noble birth or rank.
coronilla noun A genus of plants related to the clover, having their flowers arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets.
corporace noun See Corporas.
corporale adjective A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered; a communion cloth.
corporate adjective 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., Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body., United; general; collectively one., To incorporate., To become incorporated.
corporeal adjective Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material body or substance; material; — opposed to spiritual or immaterial.
corporify verb t. To embody; to form into a body.
corposant noun St. Elmo’s fire. See under Saint.
corpulent adjective Very fat; obese., Solid; gross; opaque.
corpuscle noun A minute particle; an atom; a molecule., 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.
corradial adjective Radiating to or from the same point.
corrasion noun The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water, principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the stream, but also by the solvent action of the water.
corrasive adjective Corrosive.
corrected imp. & past participle of Correct
correctly adverb In a correct manner; exactly; acurately; without fault or error.
corrector noun One who, or that which, corrects; as, a corrector of abuses; a corrector of the press; an alkali is a corrector of acids.
correlate verb i. To have reciprocal or mutual relations; to be mutually related., To put in relation with each other; to connect together by the disclosure of a mutual relation; as, to correlate natural phenomena., One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation to something else, as father to son; a correlative.
corrigent noun A substance added to a medicine to mollify or modify its action.
corrivate verb t. To cause to flow together, as water drawn from several streams.
corroding present participle & vb. noun of Corrode
corrodent adjective Corrosive., Anything that corrodes.
corrosion noun The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of corrosive change; as, the rusting of iron is a variety of corrosion.
corrosive adjective Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing, changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a body; as, the corrosive action of an acid., Having the quality of fretting or vexing., That which has the quality of eating or wearing away gradually., That which has the power of fretting or irritating.
corrugant adjective Having the power of contracting into wrinkles.
corrugate adjective Wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed; contracted into ridges and furrows., To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending, or otherwise; to wrinkle; to purse up; as, to corrugate plates of iron; to corrugate the forehead.
corrugent adjective Drawing together; contracting; — said of the corrugator.
corrupted imp. & past participle of Corrupt
corrupter noun One who corrupts; one who vitiates or taints; as, a corrupter of morals.
corruptly adverb In a corrupt manner; by means of corruption or corrupting influences; wrongfully.
corseting present participle & vb. noun of Corset
corticate adjective Alt. of Corticated
corticine noun A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber.
corticose adjective Abounding in bark; resembling bark; barky.
corticous adjective Relating to, or resembling, bark; corticose.
corundums plural of Corundum
coruscant adjective Glittering in flashes; flashing.
coruscate verb i. To glitter in flashes; to flash.
corvorant noun See Cormorant.
corybants plural of Corybant
corymbose adjective Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form.
coryphene noun A fish of the genus Coryphaena. See Dolphin. (2)
corypheus noun The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest.
coscoroba noun A large, white, South American duck, of the genus Cascoroba, resembling a swan.
coshering noun A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenant’s house.
cosmogony noun The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of such creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid; the cosmogonies of Thales, Anaxagoras, and Plato.
cosmolabe noun An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies; — called also pantacosm.
cosmoline noun A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly.
cosmology noun The science of the world or universe; or a treatise relating to the structure and parts of the system of creation, the elements of bodies, the modifications of material things, the laws of motion, and the order and course of nature.
cosmorama noun An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts of the world is seen reflected by mirrors through a series of lenses, with such illumination, etc., as will make the views most closely represent reality.
costively adverb In a costive manner.
costotome noun An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections.
cosupreme noun A partaker of supremacy; one jointly supreme.
cotangent noun The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.
cotarnine noun A white, crystalline substance, C12H13NO3, obtained as a product of the decomposition of narcotine. It has weak basic properties, and is usually regarded as an alkaloid.
cothurnus noun Same as Cothurn.
coticular adjective Pertaining to whetstones; like or suitable for whetstones.
cotillion noun A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille., A tune which regulates the dance., A kind of woolen material for women’s skirts., A formal ball.
cotrustee noun A joint trustee.
cottagely adjective Cottagelike; suitable for a cottage; rustic.
cottolene noun A product from cotton-seed, used as lard.
cottonade noun A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton.
cottonary adjective Relating to, or composed of, cotton; cottony.
cottonous adjective Resembling cotton.
cotyledon noun One of the patches of villi found in some forms of placenta., A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo; a seed leaf.
couchancy noun State of lying down for repose.
couchless adjective Having no couch or bed.
councilor noun A member of a council.
counseled imp. & past participle of Counsel
counselor noun One who counsels; an adviser., A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign or chief magistrate. [See under Consilor.], One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage causes for clients in court; a barrister.
countable adjective Capable of being numbered.
countless adjective Incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable.
countrify verb t. To give a rural appearance to; to cause to appear rustic.
countries plural of Country
courbaril noun See Anime, n.
courtbred adjective Bred, or educated, at court; polished; courtly.
courteous adjective Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of, courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well bred; polite; affable; complaisant.
courtesan noun A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a harlot.
courtiery noun The manners of a courtier; courtliness.
courtlike adjective After the manner of a court; elegant; polite; courtly.
courtling noun A sycophantic courtier.
courtship noun The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor., The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage., Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy., Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a court; court-craft; finesse.
courtyard noun A court or inclosure attached to a house.
cousinage noun Relationship; kinship.
coussinet noun A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the first stone of an arch., That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and quarter round, which forms the volute.
covariant noun A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a quantic, and such that when the quantic is lineally transformed the same function of the new variables and coefficients shall be equal to the old function multiplied by a factor. An invariant is a like function involving only the coefficients of the quantic.
covelline noun Alt. of Covellite
covellite noun A native sulphide of copper, occuring in masses of a dark blue color; — hence called indigo copper.
covenable adjective Fit; proper; suitable.
covenably adverb Fitly; suitably.
coverture noun Covering; shelter; defense; hiding., The condition of a woman during marriage, because she is considered under the cover, influence, power, and protection of her husband, and therefore called a feme covert, or femme couverte.
covetable adjective That may be coveted; desirable.
cowardice noun Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.
cowardish adjective Cowardly.
cowardize verb t. To render cowardly
cowblakes noun pl. Dried cow dung used as fuel.
cowhiding present participle & vb. noun of Cowhide
cowlstaff noun A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons.
cow-pilot noun A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis); — called also mojarra.
coxcombly adjective like a coxcomb.
coxcombry noun The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.