Cottise Cot"tise (kŏt"tĭs) noun [ Confer French coté side, Latin costa rib.] (Her.) A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or one quarter the area of the bend. When a single cottise is used alone it is often called a cost . See also Couple-close .

Cottised Cot"tised adjective (Her.) Set between two cottises, -- said of a bend; or between two barrulets, -- said of a bar or fess.

Cottoid Cot"toid adjective [ New Latin cottus sculpin + -oid .] (Zoology) Like a fish of the genus Cottus . -- noun A fish belonging to, or resembling, the genus Cottus . See Sculpin .

Cottolene Cot"to·lene` (kŏt"to*lēn`) noun A product from cotton-seed, used as lard.

Cotton Cot"ton (kŏt"t'n) noun [ French coton , Spanish algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, from Arabic qutun , alqutun , cotton wool. Confer Acton , Hacqueton .] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.

2. The cotton plant. See Cotten plant , below.

3. Cloth made of cotton.

» Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry; cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick.

Cotton cambric . See Cambric , noun , 2. -- Cotton flannel , the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it is called swan's-down cotton , or Canton flannel . -- Cotton gin , a machine to separate the seeds from cotton, invented by Eli Whitney. -- Cotton grass (Botany) , a genus of plants ( Eriphorum ) of the Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton. -- Cotton mouse (Zool.) , a field mouse ( Hesperomys gossypinus ), injurious to cotton crops. - - Cotton plant (Botany) , a plant of the genus Gossypium , of several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally Asiatic, is G. herbaceum . -- Cotton press , a building and machinery in which cotton bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a press for baling cotton. -- Cotton rose (Botany) , a genus of composite herbs ( Filago ), covered with a white substance resembling cotton. -- Cotton scale (Zoology) , a species of bark louse ( Pulvinaria innumerabilis ), which does great damage to the cotton plant. -- Cotton shrub . Same as Cotton plant . -- Cotton stainer (Zoology) , a species of hemipterous insect ( Dysdercus suturellus ), which seriously damages growing cotton by staining it; -- called also redbug . -- Cotton thistle (Botany) , the Scotch thistle. See under Thistle . -- Cotton velvet , velvet in which the warp and woof are both of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made wholly of cotton. -- Cotton waste , the refuse of cotton mills. -- Cotton wool , cotton in its raw or woolly state. -- Cotton worm (Zool.) , a lepidopterous insect ( Aletia argillacea ), which in the larval state does great damage to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on corn, etc., and hence is often called corn worm , and Southern army worm .

Cotton Cot"ton intransitive verb 1. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does. [ Obsolete]

It cottons well; it can not choose but bear
A pretty nap.
Family of Love.

2. To go on prosperously; to succeed. [ Obsolete]

New, Hephestion, does not this matter cotton as I would?
Lyly.

3. To unite; to agree; to make friends; - - usually followed by with . [ Colloq.]

A quarrel will end in one of you being turned off, in which case it will not be easy to cotton with another.
Swift.

Didst see, Frank, how the old goldsmith cottoned in with his beggarly companion?
Sir W. Scott.

4. To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used with to . [ Slang]

Cotton batting Cot"ton bat"ting Cotton prepared in sheets or rolls for quilting, upholstering, and similar purposes.

Cotton seed, Cottonseed Cotton seed, Cot"ton·seed` noun The seed of the cotton plant.

Cotton State Cotton State Alabama; -- a nickname.

Cottonade Cot"ton·ade` noun [ French cottonade .] A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton.

Cottonary Cot"ton·a·ry adjective Relating to, or composed of, cotton; cottony. [ Obsolete]

Cottonary and woolly pillows.
Sir T. Browne.

Cottonous Cot"ton·ous adjective Resembling cotton. [ R.] Evelyn.

Cottonseed meal Cottonseed meal A meal made from hulled cotton seeds after the oil has been expressed.

Cottonseed oil Cottonseed oil A fixed, semidrying oil extracted from cottonseed. It is pale yellow when pure (sp. gr., .92-.93). and is extensively used in soap making, in cookery, and as an adulterant of other oils.

Cottontail Cot"ton·tail` (kŏt"t'n*tāl`) noun (Zoology) The American wood rabbit ( Lepus sylvaticus ); -- also called Molly cottontail .

Cottonweed Cot"ton·weed` (-wēd`) noun (Botany) See Cudweed .

Cottonwood Cot"ton·wood` (-wod`) noun (Botany) An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. monilifera and P. angustifolia of the Western United States.

Cottony Cot"ton·y adjective 1. Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly.

2. Of or pertaining to cotton; resembling cotton in appearance or character; soft, like cotton.

Cottrel Cot"trel noun A trammel, or hook to support a pot over a fire. Knight.

Cotyla Cot"y·la noun [ Greek ......... anything hollow, cup of a joint, small meassure: confer Latin cotyla a measure.] (Anat.) A cuplike cavity or organ. Same as Acetabulum .

Cotyledon Cot`y·le"don noun [ Greek ......... a cupshaped hollow, from .......... See Cotyle .] 1. (Anat.) One of the patches of villi found in some forms of placenta.

2. (Botany) A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an embryo; a seed leaf.

» Many plants, as the bean and the maple, have two cotyledons, the grasses only one, and pines have several. In one African plant ( Welwitschia ) the cotyledons are permanent and grow to immense proportions.

Cotyledonal Cot`y·led"on·al adjective Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cotyledon.

Cotyledonary Cot`y·led"on·a·ry adjective Having a cotyledon; tufted; as, the cotyledonary placenta of the cow.

Cotyledonous Cot`y·led"on·ous adjective Of or pertaining to a cotyledon or cotyledons; having a seed lobe.

Cotyliform Co·tyl"i·form adjective [ Cotyle + -form .] (Zoology) Shaped like a cotyle or a cup.

Cotyligerous Cot`y·lig"er·ous adjective [ Cotyle + -gerous .] (Zoology) Having cotyles.

Cotyloid Cot"y·loid adjective [ Cotyle + -oid ] (Anat.) (a) Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid ligament, or notch.

Coucal Cou"cal noun [ Prob. native name.] (Zoology) A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus , of several species.

Couch Couch (kouch) transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Couched (koucht); present participle & verbal noun Couching .] [ French coucher to lay down, lie down, Old French colchier , from Latin collocare to lay, put, place; col- + locare to place, from locus place. See Locus .]

1. To lay upon a bed or other resting place.

Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain,
Does couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.
Shak.

2. To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed by the reflexive pronoun.

The waters couch themselves as may be to the center of this globe, in a spherical convexity.
T. Burnet.

3. To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.

It is at this day in use at Gaza, to couch potsherds, or vessels of earth, in their walls.
Bacon.

4. (Paper Making) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for further drying.

5. To conceal; to include or involve darkly.

There is all this, and more, that lies naturally couched under this allegory.
L'Estrange.

6. To arrange; to place; to inlay. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

7. To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase; -- used with in and under .

A well- couched invective.
Milton.

I had received a letter from Flora couched in rather cool terms.
Blackw. Mag.

8. (Medicine) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.

To couch a spear or lance , to lower to the position of attack; to place in rest.

He stooped his head, and couched his spear ,
And spurred his steed to full career.
Sir W. Scott.

To couch malt , to spread malt on a floor. Mortimer.

Couch Couch intransitive verb 1. To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie.

Where souls do couch on flowers, we 'll hand in hand.
Shak.

If I court moe women, you 'll couch with moe men.
Shak.

2. To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to be included or involved darkly.

We 'll couch in the castle ditch, till we see the light of our fairies.
Shak.

The half-hidden, hallf-revealed wonders, that yet couch beneath the words of the Scripture.
I. Taylor.

3. To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to stoop; to crouch. [ Obsolete]

An aged squire
That seemed to couch under his shield three-square.
Spenser.

Couch Couch noun [ French couche , Old French colche , culche , from colchier . See Couch , transitive verb ] 1. A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge.

Gentle sleep . . . why liest thou with the vile
In loathsome beds, and leavest the kingly couch ?
Shak.

Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
Bryant.

2. Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc.

3. A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate, in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch of malt.

4. (Painting & Gilding) A preliminary layer, as of color, size, etc.

Couch grass Couch" grass` (gr?s`). (Botany) See Quitch grass .

Couchancy Couch"an·cy noun State of lying down for repose. [ R.]

Couchant Couch"ant (kouch" a nt) adjective [ French, present participle of coucher . See Couch , transitive verb ] 1. Lying down with head erect; squatting.

2. (Her.) Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant , or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast.

Couchant and levant (Law) , rising up and lying down; -- said of beasts, and indicating that they have been long enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down and rise up to feed, -- such time being held to include a day and night at the least. Blackstone.

Couché Cou`ché" adjective [ French, past participle of coucher . See Couch , transitive verb ] (Her.) (a) Not erect; inclined; -- said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon. (b) Lying on its side; thus, a chevron couché is one which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has its apex on the opposite side, or at the fess point.

Couched Couched (koucht) adjective (Her.) Same as Couch... .

Couchee Cou"chee noun [ French couch...e a sleeping place from coucher . See Couch , transitive verb ] A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince. [ Obsolete] Dryden.

The duke's levees and couchees were so crowded that the antechambers were full.
Bp. Burnet.

Coucher Couch"er noun 1. One who couches.

2. (Paper Manuf.) One who couches paper.

3. [ Confer Latin collectarius .] (O. Eng. Law) (a) A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic. Blount. (b) The book in which a corporation or other body registers its particular acts. [ Obsolete] Cowell.

Couching Couch"ing noun 1. (Medicine) The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract.

2. Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, instead of drawing them through.

Couchless Couch"less adjective Having no couch or bed.

Coudee Cou"dee noun [ French coud...e , from coude elbow.] A measure of length; the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger; a cubit.

Cougar Cou"gar noun [ French couguar , from the native name in the South American dialects, cuguacuara , cuguacuarana .] (Zoology) An American feline quadruped ( Felis concolor ), resembling the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny, without spots; hence writers often called it the American lion . Called also puma , panther , mountain lion , and catamount . See Puma .

Cough Cough intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Coughed (k?ft); present participle & verbal noun Coughing .] [ Confer Dutch kuchen , Middle High German k...chen to breathe, German keuchen to pant, and English chincough , the first part of which is probably akin to cough ; confer also English choke .] To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.

Cough Cough transitive verb 1. To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; -- followed by up ; as, to cough up phlegm.

2. To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed himself hoarse.

To cough down , to silence or put down (an objectionable speaker) by simulated coughing.

Cough Cough noun [ Cg. D. kuch . See Cough , intransitive verb ] 1. A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc.

2. The more or less frequent repetition of coughing, constituting a symptom of disease.

Stomach cough , Ear cough , cough due to irritation in the stomach or ear.

Cougher Cough"er noun One who coughs.

Couhage Cou"hage noun (Botany) See Cowhage .

Could Could imperfect of Can . [ Old French coude . The l was inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and would .] Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible. Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional present.

Coulee Cou`lee" noun [ French coulée , from couler to run or flow.] A stream ; (Geol.) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep and having inclined sides; distinguished from a cañon , which has precipitous sides.

Couleur Cou`leur" noun [ French] 1. Color; -- chiefly used in a few French phrases, as couler de rose , color of rose; and hence, adjectively, rose-colored; roseate.

2. A suit of cards, as hearts or clubs; -- used in some French games.

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