Corven Cor"ven (k?r"v
e n), obsolete
past participle of Carve . Chaucer.
Corvet Cor"vet noun [ French
corvette , from Portuguese
corveta or Spanish
corbeta , from Latin
corbita a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr,
corbis basket. Confer
Corbeil .]
(Nautical) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; -- called in the United States navy a sloop of war .
Corvetto Cor·vet"to noun (Min.) A curvet. Peacham.
Corvine Cor"vine adjective [ Latin
corvinus , from
corvus crow.]
Of or pertaining to the crow; crowlike.
Corvorant Cor"vo·rant noun See Cormorant .
Corybant Cor"y·bant noun ;
plural English
Corybants (-b...nts), oftener Latin
Corybantes (-b...n"t...z). [ Latin
Corybas , Greek .............]
One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.
Corybantiasm Cor`y·ban"ti·asm noun [ Greek ............ a corybantic frenzy.]
(Medicine) A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and want of sleep. Dunglison.
Corybantic Cor`y·ban"tic adjective [ Greek ............, from ............ a Corybant.]
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Corybantes or their rites; frantic; frenzied; as, a corybantic dance.
Corymb Cor"ymb noun [ Latin
corymbus cluster of flowers, Greek .............]
(Botany) (a) A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising from different points of a common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first, as in the hawthorn. (b) Any flattish flower cluster, whatever be the order of blooming, or a similar shaped cluster of fruit.
Corymbed Cor"ymbed adjective (Botany) Corymbose.
Corymbiferous Cor`ym·bif"er·ous adjective [ Latin
corymbifer ;
corymbus a cluster of flowers +
ferre to bear... confer French
corimbif...re .]
(Botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
Corymbose Co·rym"bose adjective (Botany) Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form. [ Written also
corymbous .]
Corymbosely Co·rym"bose·ly adverb In corymbs.
Coryphée Co`ry`phée" (ko`re`fa")
noun [ French]
(Drama) A ballet dancer.
Coryphene Cor"y·phene` noun [ New Latin
coryphena , from Greek
koryfh` head, summit, peak: confer French
coryphène .]
(Zoology) A fish of the genus Coryphæna . See Dolphin . (2)
Corypheus Cor`y·phe"us noun ;
plural English
Corypheuses (-ĕz), Latin
Coryphei (-f..."...). [ Latin
coryphaeus , from Greek ........., from
koryfh` head.]
(Gr. Antiq.) The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus; hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest. That noted corypheus [ Dr. John Owen] of the Independent faction.
South.
Coryphodon Co·ryph"o·don noun [ Greek
koryfh` head, peak + ............, ........., tooth.]
(Palen.) A genus of extinct mammals from the eocene tertiary of Europe and America. Its species varied in size between the tapir and rhinoceros, and were allied to those animals, but had short, plantigrade, five-toed feet, like the elephant.
Coryphodont Co·ryph"o·dont adjective (Paleon.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the genus Coryphodon .
Coryphænoid Cor`y·phæ"noid (kŏr`ĭ*fē"noid)
adjective [ New Latin
coryphaena +
-oid .]
(Zoology) Belonging to, or like, the genus Coryphæna . See Dolphin .
Coryza Co·ry"za noun [ New Latin , from Greek ............ catarh.]
(Medicine) Nasal catarrh.
Coscinomancy Cos·cin"o·man`cy noun [ Greek ............ sieve +
-mancy .]
Divination by means of a suspended sieve.
Coscoroba Cos`co·ro"ba noun [ Native name.]
(Zoology) A large, white, South American duck, of the genus Cascoroba , resembling a swan.
Cosecant Co·se"cant noun [ For
co. secans , an abbrev. of Latin
complementi secans .]
(Trig.) The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions .
Cosen Cos"en transitive verb See Cozen .
Cosenage Cos"en·age noun See Cozenage .
Cosening Cos"en·ing noun (O. Eng. Law) Anything done deceitfully, and which could not be properly designated by any special name, whether belonging to contracts or not. Burrill.
Cosentient Co·sen"tient adjective Perceiving together.
Cosey Co"sey adjective See Cozy . Dickens.
Cosher Cosh"er transitive verb [ Ir.
cosair a feast, a banquet? or confer French
coucher to lie. Confer
Couch ,
Coshering .]
1. (Old Law) To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and eat at the expense of. See Coshering . 2. To treat with hospitality; to pet. [ Ireland]
Cosherer Cosh"er·er noun One who coshers.
Coshering Cosh"er·ing noun (Old Law) A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenant's house. Burrill. Sometimes he contrived, in deflance of the law, to live by coshering , that is to say, by quartering himself on the old tentants of his family, who, wretched as was their own condition, could not refuse a portion of their pittance to one whom they still regarded as their rightful lord.
Macaulay.
Cosier Co"sier noun [ Confer Old French
coussier maker of mattresses; or
couseor tailor, from Old French & French
coudre , past participle
cousu to sew, from Latin
consuere to sew together;
con- +
seure to sew. See
Sew to stitch.]
A tailor who botches his work. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Cosignificative Co`sig·nif"i·ca·tive (
k... `
s...g- n...f "
...-k...-t...v )
adjective Having the same signification. Cockerham.
Cosignitary Co·sig"ni·ta·ry adjective [ Prefix
co- +
sign . Confer
Signatory .]
Signing some important public document with another or with others; as, a treaty violated by one of the cosignitary powers.
Cosignitary Co·sig"ni·ta·ry noun ;
plural Cosignitaries (-r...z).
One who signs a treaty or public document along with others or another; as, the cosignitaries of the treaty of Berlin.
Cosily Co"si·ly adverb See Cozily .
Cosinage Cos"in·age noun [ See
Cousinage .]
(Law) (a) Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity. Burrill. (b) A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered, after the death of the grandfather's grandfather, or other distant collateral relation. Blackstone.
Cosine Co"sine noun [ For
co .
sinus , an abbrev. of Latin
complementi sinus .]
(Trig.) The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions .
Cosmetic Cos·met"ic adjective [ Greek
kosmitiko`s skilled in decorating, from
ko`smos order, ornament: confer French
cosmétique . See
Cosmos .]
Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion; as, a cosmetical preparation. First, robed in white, the nymph intent adores,
With head uncovered, the cosmetic powers.
Pope.
Cosmetic Cos·met"ic noun Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion.
Cosmic Cos"mic adjective [ Greek
kosmiko`s of the world, from
ko`smos : confer F.
cosmique . See
Cosmos .]
1. Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly. 2. Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the earth alone. 3. Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably great; vast; as, cosmic speed. "
Cosmic ranges of time."
Tyndall. 4. (Astron.) Rising or setting with the sun; -- the opposite of acronycal .
Cosmically Cos"mic·al·ly adverb 1. With the sun at rising or setting; as, a star is said to rise or set cosmically when it rises or sets with the sun. 2. Universally. [ R.]
Emerson.
Cosmogonal Cos·mog"o·nal (k?z-m?g"?-n
a l),
Cos`mo*gon"ic (k?z`m?-g?n"?k),
Cos`mo*gon"ic*al (-g?n"?-k
a l)
adjective Belonging to cosmogony. B. Powell. Gladstone.
Cosmogonist Cos·mog"o·nist noun One who treats of the origin of the universe; one versed in cosmogony.
Cosmogony Cos·mog"o·ny noun ;
plural Cosmogonies (-n...z). [ Greek
kosmogoni`a ;
ko`smos the world + root of
gi`gnesthai to be born: confer French
cosmogonie .]
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. The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled philosophers of all ages.
Goldsmith.
Cosmographer Cos·mog"ra·pher noun One who describes the world or universe, including the heavens and the earth. The name of this island is nowhere found among the old and ancient cosmographers .
Robynson (More's Utopia).
Cosmographic Cos`mo·graph"ic (k?z`m?-gr?f"?k),
Cos`mo*graph"ic*al (-?-k
a l)
adjective [ Confer French
cosmographique .]
Of or pertaining to cosmography.
Cosmographically Cos`mo·graph"ic·al·ly adverb In a cosmographic manner; in accordance with cosmography.
Cosmography Cos·mog"ra·phy noun ;
plural Cosmographies (-f...z). [ Greek .........; ......... the world + ......... to write: confer French
cosmographie .]
A description of the world or of the universe; or the science which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds, or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts.
Cosmolabe Cos"mo·labe noun [ Greek ......... the world + ............ to take: confer French
cosmolade .]
An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between heavenly bodies; - - called also pantacosm .
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