Con-troller, n. one who controls or directs.
Con-trōl'ler-ship, n. the office of a controller.
Con-trol ment, n. superintendence; restraint.
Con-tro-versial, a. relating to controversy.
Con-tro-ver sial-ist, n. a disputant.
Con/tro-ver-sy, n. dispute; debate ; quarrel.
Con tro-vert, v. a. to debate; to dispute.
Con tro-vert-er, Con'tro-vërt-ist, n. a disputant.
Con-tro-vert i-ble, a. disputable.
Con-tu-ma/cious, (kon-tu-mā'shus) a. obstinate;
perverse; inflexible; stubborn.
Con-tu-ma cious-ly, ad. obstinately; inflexibly.
Con-tu-ma cious-ness, n. obstinacy.
Con tu-ma-cy, n. obstinacy; perverseness.
Con-tu-me li-ous, a. reproachful; rude; insolent.
Con-tu-me li-ous-ly, ad. reproachfully; rudely.
Con-tu-me'lį-ous-ness, n. rudeness.
Con-vërt', v. a. to change from one thing, or
one religion, to another; to turn; to apply to.
Con'vert, n. a person who is converted.
Con-vert er, n. one who makes converts.
Con-vert-i-bil'i-ty, n. the being convertible.
Con-vert'i-ble, a. susceptible of change.
Con-vert i-bly, ad. reciprocally.
Con vex, a. rising in a circular form.
Con vex, n. a convex or spherical body.
Con-vexed', (kon-věkst') p. a. formed convex.
Con-věx'ed-ly, ad. in a convex form.
Con-věx'i-ty, n. a spherical form; rotundity.
Con vex-ly, or Con-věx'ly, ad. in a convex form.
Con'vex-ness, n. state of being convex.
Con-věx o-con'cave, a. convex on one side and
concave on the other.
Con-vey', (kon-vā') v. a. to carry; to send.
Con-veyance, (kon-vālans) n. act of removing;
transmission; a deed for transferring property.
Con-vey an-cer, (kon-va an-ser) n. a lawyer
who draws writings for transferring property.
Con-veylanç-ing, (kọn-vā'ans-ing) n. the busi-
ness of a conveyancer.
Con tu-me-ly, n. rudeness; insolence; reproach.
Con-tund', v. a. to bruise; to beat together.
Con-tuşe', v. a. to beat together; to bruise.
Con-tu sion, (kọn-tū'zhun) n. beating; a bruise.
Co-nun drum, n. a low jest; a quibble.
Con'u-sance, n. cognizance; knowledge.
Con'u-sant, a. cognizant; knowing.
Con-va-les cence, n. renewal of health
Con-va-les cent, a. recovering health.
Con-ven a-ble, a. that may be convened.
Con-vene, v. n. to come together; to assemble.
Con-vene', v. a. to call together; to assemble.
Con-ven er, n. one who convenes.
*Con-venience, n. fitness; propriety; com- Con-vince', v. a. to make one sensible of a
*Con-ven/ien-cy, modiousness; ease; ac-Con-vince'ment, n. conviction.
commodation.
Con-vin'cer, n. he or that which convinces.
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Con-veyler, (kon-vā'er) n. one who conveys.
Cón-vi-cin'i-ty, n. neighborhood.
Con-vict', v. a. to prove guilty; to detect.
Con'vict, a. one legally proved guilty.
Con-vic tion, n. detection of guilt; confutation.
Con-vic'tive, a. having the power of convin-
cing.
[thing by proof; to satisfy.
*Con-venient, [kon-vē'nyent, S. E. F.; kon-Con-vinci-ble, a. capable of conviction.
ve ne-ent, W. P. J. Ja.] a. fit; suitable;
commodious; adapted to use.
*Con-ven ient-ly, ad. commodiously; fitly.
Căn vẹnt, n. an abbey ; a monastery; a nunnery.
Con-věnt', v. a. to call before a judge.
Con-věn ti-cle, [kon-věn tę-kl, W. P. J. E. F.
Ja. Wb.; kon'ven-tikl, S.] n. an assembly
for worship, in an ill sense; a meeting.
Con-věn ti-cler, n. a frequenter of conventicles.
Con-ven'tion, n. an assembly; a contract.
Con-ven'tion-al, a. stipulated; agreed on.
Con-ven'tion-a-ry, a. acting upon contract.
Con-věn tion-ist, n. one who makes a contract.
Con-věnt u-al, a. belonging to a convent.
Con-verge, v. n. to tend to one point.
Con-vergent, }
Con-vin cing-ly, ad. in a convincing manner.
Con-vin cing-ness, n. power of convincing.
Con-vivial, [kon-viv yal, S. W. J. E. F. Ja. ;
a. tending to one point.
Con-ver ging,)
Con-ver'sa-ble, a. qualified for conversation.
Con-ver sa-ble-ness, n. sociability.
Con-ver'sa-bly, ad. in a conversable manner.
Con/ver-sant, [kon ver-sant, E. Ja. Wb.; kon'-
ver-sant, or kon-vër sant, S. W. J. F. ; kọn-
ver sant, P.] a. acquainted or associating
with; familiar.
Con-ver-sa tion, n. familiar discourse; chat; | talk.
Con-ver-sa'tion-al, a. relating to conversation; conversable. Modern.
Con-vër sa-tive, a. relating to conversation.
kon-vivle-al, P.] a. festive; social; gay; joCon-viv-i al j-ty, n. convivial disposition. [vial. Con vo-cate, v. a. to call together. Con-vo-ca'tion, n. an ecclesiastical assembly. Con-võke', v. a. to call together. Con/vo-lut-ed, p. a. twisted; rolled upon itself Con-vo-lu tion, n. a rolling together. Con-volye', (kon-võlv) v. a. to roll together. Con-vol cu-lus, n. [L.] a genus of plants. Con-vöy, v. a. to accompany for defence. Con vöy, n. an attendance for defence; defence. Con-vulse', v. a. to give violent motion to. Con-vulsion, n. tumult; an involuntary contraction of the fibres and muscles. Con-vul sive, a. producing convulsion. Con-vul sive-ly, ad. in a convulsive manner. *Côn'y, [kŭn'e̟, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja. ; kō'nę, Wb. n. a rabbit; a simpleton. *Côn/y-bŭr/rōw, n. a rabbit's hole. Côô, v. n. to cry as a dove or pigeon. Côô ing, n. invitation of the dove. *Cook, (kûk) [kûk, P. J. F. Wb. Nares; kôk, S. W. E. Ja.] n. one who dresses victuals. *Cook, (kûk) v. a. to dress or prepare victuals. *Cook er-y, (kûk'er-ę) n. art of dressing victuals. *Cook/-maid, (kûk/-mād) n. a maid that cooks.
Conversazione, (kõn-ver-sät-ze̟-ō'nẹ) n. [It.] a Côôl, a. somewhat cold; not ardent or fond.
Con-verse', v. n. to associate; to discourse.
Con/verse, n. conversation; acquaintance.
Converse, a. opposite or reciprocal.
Converse-ly, or Con-versely, ad. by change of
order or place.
Con-version, n. change of one state into another; change from a bad to a holy life, or from one religion to another.
Côôl, n. a moderate state of cold.
Côôl, v. a. to make cool; to quiet passion.
Côôl, v. n. to lose heat or warmth.
Côôl er, n. that which cools; a vessel.
Cool ish, a. somewhat cool.
Cool/ly, ad. without heat or passion.
Côôl'ness, n. gentle cold; want of affection.
Côôm, n. soot collected over an oven's mouth.
Cóômb, Cômb, (kôm) n. measure of 4 bushels.
Coop, n. a barrel; a cage; a pen for animals.
Côôp, v. a. to shut up; to confine; to cage.
Coo-pee', n. a motion in dancing.
Côôpler, [kôp'er, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja. ; kûpler,
Wb.] n. one who makes barrels, &c.'
Côôp'er-age, n. the work or pay of a cooper.
Co-op er-ate, v. n. to labor for the same end.
Co-op-er-a'tion, n. joint operation.
Co-op'er-a-tive, a. promoting the same end.
Co-op er-a-tor, n. a joint operator.
Co-op-ta'tion, n. adoption; union in choice.
Co-ör'di-nate, a. holding the same rank.
Co-ör'di-nate-ly, ad. in the same rank.
Co-ör'di-nate-ness, n. the being co-ordinate.
Côôt, n. a small, black water-fowl.
Co'pal, n. a Mexican gum.
Co-par ce-na-ry, n. joint inheritance.
Co-par ce-ner, n. a joint heir; a coheir.
Co-par'ce-ny, n. equal share of coparceners.
Co-part ner, n. a joint partner.
Co-partner-ship, n. joint partnership
Co-pay/va, (ko-pä/va) n. a gum from Brazil.
Cope, n. a priest's cloak; a concave arch.
Cope, v. a. to cover, as with a cope.
Cope, v. n. to contend; to struggle; to strive.
Co-per'ni-can, a. relating to Copernicus.
Cop'i-er, n. one who copies; a transcriber.
Coping, n. the top or cover of a wall.
Co/pi-ous, a. plentiful; abundant; ample."
Co/pi-ous-ly, ad. plentifully; abundantly.
Co'pi-ous-ness, n. plenty; abundance; diffusion.
Cop/ped, (kopped, or kopt) a. rising to a top or
head.
[silver.
Coppel, n. instrument for purifying gold and
Copper, n. a metal; a large boiler.
Cop/per-as, n. a sort of mineral, or vitriol.
Copper-pláte, n. a plate on which designs are
engraved; an impression from the plate.
Cop/per-smith, n. one who works in copper.
Copper-y, a. containing or like copper.
Cop pice, n. a wood of small trees; a copse.
Cop/ping. See Coping.
[als. Cop ple-dust, n. powder used in purifying metCop'pled, (kop pld) a. rising in a conic form. Copse, (kops) n. a wood of small trees. Cop tic, n. the language of the Copts. Copu-la, n. [L.] in logic, the word which unites the subject and predicate of a proposiCop'u-late, v. a. to unite; to conjoin. Coplu-late, v. n. to unite as different sexes. Cop-u-la tion, n. embrace of the sexes. Cop'u-la-tive, a. tending to connect or unite. Cop'y, n. a manuscript; an imitation; a pattern to write after; a transcript; an individual book. [from. Copy, v. a. to transcribe; to imitate; to write Copy-book, (kop'pe̟-bûk) n. a book in which copies are written for learners to imitate. Cop'y-er, or Cop'y-ist, n. a copier. See Copier. Cop/y-hold, n. a kind of tenure. Cop'y-right, n. the sole right to print a book. Co-quet', (ko-kět') v. a. to deceive in love. Co-quet', (ko-kět) v. n. to jilt; to trifle in love. Co-quet'ry, (ko-ket're) [ko-ket're, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja.; ko'quet-re, Wb.] n. deceit in love. Co-quette', (ko-ket) n. a gay, airy girl; a jilt. Co-quettish, a. having the manners of a coCor'a-cle, n. a boat used by fishers. [quette. Coral, n. a hard, calcareous substance, growing in the sea like a plant; a child's toy. Coral-line, a. consisting of coral. Coral-line, n. a sea-plant used in medicine. Cor'al-löid, or Cor-al-löid'al, a. like coral.
Cörh, n. an ornament in building.
Cör ban, n. an alms-basket; a gift; an alms. Corbeils, n. pl. baskets used in fortification. Cörd, n. a rope; a sinew; a measure of wood. Cord, v. a. to tie or fasten with cords. Cord age, n. a quantity of cords; ropes. Cor-de-lier', (kör-de-ler') n. a Franciscan friar. *Cordial, (körd yal) [kör'dyal, S. E. F.; kör'de-al, P. J. Ja. ; kör je-al, W.] n. a medicine or draught that increases strength, comforts, or exhilarates.
*Cordial, a. reviving; sincere; hearty.
*Cörd-i-ali-ty, (körd-ye-ǎl'e-te) n. sincerity; af-
*Cordial-ly, ad. sincerely; heartily. [fection.
*Cord/ial-ness, n. heartiness.
Cör'do-văn, n. Spanish leather from Cordova.
Cörd/wain-er, or Cörd'i-ner, n. a shoemaker.
Core, n. the heart; the inner part of any thing.
Co-regent, n. a joint regent or governor.
Cō-rel a-tive, a. See Correlative.
Co-ri-a ceous, (kō-re-a'shus) a. consisting of leather; of a substance resembling leather. Cô-ri-ăn/der, n. a plant; a hot seed.
Co-rin'thi-an ör'der, the third and noblest of the five orders of architecture.
Cörk, n. a tree and its bark; a stopple in Amer
ica, a steel point on a horse-shoe.
Cörk, v. a. to stop with corks.
Cork ing-pin, n. a pin of the largest size.
Cörk'y, a. consisting of or resembling cork.
Cor'mo-rant, n. a water raven; a glutton.
Cörn, n. the grain of wheat, rye, maize, &c.
an excrescence on the feet.
Cörn, v. a. to sprinkle with salt; to granulate.
Cörn-mill, n. a mill to grind corn.
Cörn age, n. an ancient tenure of lands.
Cörn'chand-ler, n. one who retails corn.
Cörn'cut-ter, n. one who extirpates corns.
Corine-a, n. [L.] the horny coat of the eye.
Cornel, or Cor-nel'ian, n. a plant.
Cor-nelian, n. a precious stone. See Carnelian.
Cör ne-ous, a. horny; like horn.
Corner, n. an angle; a secret or remote place.
Cornered, (kör nerd) a. having corners.
Cör'ner-stone, n. the principal stone.
Corner-wise, ad. diagonally.
Cör'net, n. a musical instrument; an officer of
cavalry who bears the standard of a troop.
Cör net-cy, n. the commission of a cornet.
Cör'nice, n. the top of a wall or column.
Cor'ni-cle, n. a little horn.
Cor-nicu-late, or Cor-nig'er-ous, a. horned.
Cornish, a. relating to Cornwall.
Cör-nu-co'pi-a, n. [L.] the horn of plenty.
Cor-nute', v. a. to bestow horns; to cuckold.
Cor-nu/ted, a. having horns; cuckolded.
Corn'y, a. horny'; producing grain or corn.
Coriol, or Co-rolla, n. in botany, the inner flow-
er leaves or petals.
Cor'ol-lar-y, [kor/o-lar-e, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja
Wb.; ko-rolla-re, Bailey, Kenrick, Scott.] n. a consequence; a conclusion; surplus. Co-rona, n. [L.] a large flat member of the cornice, which crowns the entablature. Cor'o-nal, n. a crown; a garland. Co-ro'nal, [ko-ro'nal, S. W. J. F. Ja. ; kõr'o-nal, P. Wb. a. belonging to the top of the head. Cor'o-na-ry, a. relating to a crown. Cor-o-na tion, n. act or solemnity of crowning. Cor'o-ner, n. an officer whose duty is to inquire how any casual or violent death was occasioned.
Cor'o-net, n. a crown worn by the nobility.
Cor'po-ral, n. the lowest officer of the infantry. Cör po-ral, a. relating to the body; material. Cör-po-ra le, [kör-po-ra/le, Ja.; kör po-ral, Wb. Ash.] n. [L.] fine linen covering the sacra
Cör po-răl'i-ty, n. the state of being imbodied.
Cor po-ral-ly, ad. bodily; in the body.
Cör po-rate, a. united in a body; general.
Cör po-rate-ly, ad. in a corporate capacity.
Cör po-rate-ness, n. state of a body corporate.
Cor-po-ra tion, n. a body politic, or society, au-
thorized by law to act as a single person.
Cor/po-ra-ture, n. the being imbodied.
Cor-po re-al, a. having a body; not spiritual.
Cor-po re-al-ist, n. a materialist.
Cor-po re-al-ly, ad. in a bodily manner.
Cör-po-re i-ty, n. materiality.
Cor-po re-ous, a. bodily; having a body.
Cor-por-i-fi-ca/tion, n. act of imbodying.
Cor-por'i-fy, v. a. to imbody.
Cor-ro sive, a. consuming; wearing away.
Cor-ro'sive, n. that which consumes.
Cor-ro'sive-ly, ad. in a corrosive manner.
Cor-ro'sive-ness, n. the quality of corroding.
Cor'ru-gant, a. contracting into wrinkles.
Cor'ru-gate, v. a. to wrinkle or purse up.
Cor ru-gate, a. contracted.
Cor-ru-ga tion, n. contraction into wrinkles.
Cor-ript', v. a. to infect; to defile; to bribe.
Cor-rupt, v. n. to become putrid or vitiated.
Cor-rupt, a. spoiled; tainted; putrid; vicious
Cor-rupt er, n. he who taints or vitiates.
Cor-rupt-i-bil j-ty, n. possibility to be corrupted.
Cor-rupti-ble, a. susceptible of corruption.
Cor-rupt j-ble-ness, n. corruptibility.
Cor-rupt i-bly, ad. in a corrupt manner.
Cor-ruption, n. wickedness; perversion of
principles; putrescence; matter or pus in a
Cor-ruptive, a. having the quality of tainting. Corps, (kor, pl. kōrz), n. [Fr.] a body of forces. Cor-ruptly, ad. with corruption; viciously. Corpse, [korps, S. W. P. J. E. F.; körps, or Cor-rupt ness, n. putrescence; vice. körs, Ja.] n. a dead body; a carcass ; a corse. Cör såir, (kör sår) n. a pirate; a piratical vessel. Cör pu-lence, or Cor/pu-len-cy, n. fatness; flesh-Corse, n. a dead body; a corpse; a carcass. Cör pu-lent, a. fleshy; bulky. Cörse let, n. a light armor for the body. Cör pus-cle, (kör pus-sl) n. a minute particlę. Cör set, n. [Fr.] a pair of bodice for a woman. Cor-pus/cu-lar, a. relating to bodies; com- Cor-tege', (kor-tāzh') n. [Fr.] a train of attenCor-pus-cu-la ri-an, prising bodies. dants. Cor-ra-di-ả tiọn, n. a conjunction of rays. Cor-rect', v. a. to amend; to rectify; to take away faults; to punish.
Cor-rect, a. free from faults; right; accurate.
Cor-rection, n. act of correcting; punishment;
discipline; amendment; reprehension.
Cor-rective, a. having the power to correct.
Cor-rec tive, n. that which corrects.
Cor-rectly, ad. accurately; without faults.
Cor-rect ness, n. accuracy.
Cor-rector, n. he or that which corrects.
Cor-regi-dōr, n. [Sp.] a Spanish magistrate.
Cor-re-late', v. n. to have a reciprocal relation.
Cor-rela-tive, a. having a reciprocal relation.
Cor-rěl a-tive-ness, n. the being correlative.
Cor-rěl'a-tive, n. a reciprocal relative.
Cor-re-spond', v. n. to suit ; to answer; to agree;
to keep up commerce by alternate letters.
Cor-re-spondence, n. relation; reciprocal adap-
tation; epistolary intercourse.
Cor-re-spondent, a. suitable; adapted; fit.
Cor-re-spon'dent, n. one who corresponds.
Cor-re-spon/dent-ly, ad. suitably.
Cor-re-sponsive, a. answerable.
Corri-dōr, n. [Fr.] a gallery round a building.
Cor-ri-gen da, n. pl. [L.] words to be altered.
Cor'ri-gi-ble, a. capable of being corrected.
Cor-rī val, n. a rival; a competitor.
Cór-ri-valtion, n. the uniting of waters.
Cor-robo-rant, a. strengthening.
Cor-rob o-rate, v. a. to confirm; to establish.
Cor-robo-rate, a. strengthened'; confirmed.
Cor-rob-o-ra tion, n. the act of confirming.
Cor-rob'o-ra-tive, n. that which increases
Cor-robo-ra-tive, a. strengthening. [strength.
Cor-rōde', v. a. to prey upon; to consume.
Cor-ro'dent, a. having the power of wasting.
Cor-ro dent, n. that which eats away.
Cor-ro di-ate, v. a. to eat away by degrees.
Cor-ro-di-bili-ty, n. the being corrodible.
Cor-ro di-ble, a. capable of being consumed.
Cor-ro'si-ble, a. corrodible. See Corrodible.
Cor-ro si-ble-ness, n. susceptibility of corrosion.
Cor-roşion, (kor-rō zhun) n. the act of eating
or wearing away by degrees.
Cortes, n. [Sp.] the assembled states of Spain. Cörter, n. [L.] bark; cover.
Cör ti-cal, a. barky; belonging to the rind.
Cör ti-ca-ted, a. resembling the bark of a tree.
Cör-ti-cōse', a. full of bark.
Co-rus cant, a. glittering by flashes; flashing.
Co-rus/cate, v. n. to glitter; to flash.
Cor-us-ca'tion, n. a quick vibration of light.
Cor-vette', n. [Fr.] an advice-boat; a small ves-
Cor-vět to, n. the curvet.
Cör vo-rant, n. an exceedingly voracious bird.
Corymb, n. a species of inflorescence.
Co-rym'bi-a-ted, a. having clusters of berries.
Cor-ym-bif'er-ous, a. bearing fruit in bunches
Co-rym bus, n. [L.] a bunch or cluster of berries.
Cor-y-phelus, n. [Gr.] the chief of a company.
Co-se cant, n. the secant of an arc, which is
the complement of another to ninety degrees. Cog'en. See Cozen.
Cos'in-age, n. in law, a kind of writ.
Co sine, n. the right sine of an arc, which is the complement of another to ninety degrees. Coş-mět ic, n. a wash to improve the skin. Cos-metlic, a. increasing beauty; beautifying. Coş mi-cal, a. relating to the world; rising or setting with the sun.
Coş'mi-cal-ly, ad. with the sun. Cos-mogo-uist, n. he who describes the creation. Cos-mog'o-ny, n. birth of the world; creation. Cos-mog'ra-pher, n. a describer of the world. Cos-mo-graph'i-cal, a. describing the world. Cos-mo-graph'i-cal-ly, ad. with cosmography. Cos-mog'ra-phy, (koz-mog'ra-fe) n. the science of the general system of the world. Cos-mol o-gy, n. the study of the world. Cos-mom e-try, n. measurement of the world. Cos-mo-plastic, a. forming the world. Cos-mop o-lite, n. a citizen of the world. *Cost, (kost, or kâust) [kost, S. W. P. F. Ja., kâust, J. Wb. Nares.] n. price; luxury; charge; expense; loss.
*Cost, v. n. [imp. t. & pp. cost] to be bought for to be had at a price."
Cos'tal, a. belonging to the ribs or side.
Cos tard, n. a head; a large round apple.
Coster-mon-ger, n. a dealer in apples.
Cöûn'ter-feit-ly, ad. falsely; fictitiously.
Cos'tive, a. bound in the body; restringent. †Cöûn-ter-fe'sance, n. the act of forging.
Cos'tive-ness, n. state of being costive.
Cöûn'ter-guard, n. a small rampart.
Cost lj-ness, n. sumptuousness; expensiveness. Cöûn-ter-mand', v. a. to revoke a command.
Cost/ly, a. expensive; dear; of great price. Cöûn'ter-mand, n. repeal of a former order.
Cos-tume', n. [Fr.] style or mode of dress. Cöûn-ter-märch', v. n. to march backward.
Cot, n. a small house; a cottage; a hut. Cöûn'ter-märch, n. a marching back.
Cot, or Cott, n. a small bed; a hammock. Cöûn'ter-märk, n. an after mark on goods.
Co-tǎn'gent, n. the tangent of an arc which is Cöûn-ter-märk', v. a. to hollow a horse's teeth.
the complement of another to ninety degrees.
Cote, n. a cottage; a sheep-fold.
Co-tém'po-ra-ry, a. See Contemporary. [bly.
Co-te-rie', (ko-te-re') n. [Fr.] a society; assem-
Co-tillon, (ko-til yun) n. [Fr.] a brisk, lively
dance, performed by eight persons.
Cottage, n. a hut; a cot; a small dwelling.
Cot'ta-ger, n. one who lives in a cottage.
Cot/ter, or Cot tier, (kot'ter) n. a cottager.
Cotton, (kot'tn) n. a plant; the down of the
cotton-tree; cloth made of cotton.
Cotton-y, (kon'tn-e) a. full of cotton; downy.
Couch, v. n. to lie down; to stoop or bend.
Couch, v. a. to lay down; to hide; to include;
to remove cataracts from the eye.
Cöûch, n. a seat of repose; a bed.
Cöûchant, a. lying down; squatting.
Couch'er, n. he who couches cataracts.
Cöûch fel-low, (köûch fěl-lō) n. a bedfellow.
Cöûch'ing, n. the act of bending; the opera-
tion of removing a cataract.
*Cough, (kof, or kâuf) [kof, S. W. P. F. Ja.
kauf, J. Wb. Nares.] n. a convulsion of the
lungs
*Cough, (kof) v. n. to have the lungs convulsed.
*Cough, (kof) v. a. to eject by a cough.
Could, (kûd) imp. t. from Can, was able.
Coulter, (kōl'ter) n. See Colter.
Cöûn'cil, n. an assembly for consultation.
Cöûn'sel, n. advice; direction; consultation
secrecy; a counsellor or advocate.
Cöûn'sel, v. a. to give advice; to advise.
Cöûn sel-la-ble, a. willing to receive counsel.
Cöûn'sel-a-ble,
n. one who gives advice.
Cöûn sel-lor,
Cöûn'sel-or,
Coûn sel-lor-ship,
Coûn'sel-or-ship,
n. office of counsellor.
Count, v, a. to number; to tell; to reckon.
Cöûnt, v, n. to reckon; to rely on.
Cöûnt, n. number; charge; a foreign title.
Cöûnt/a-ble, a. capable of being numbered.
Cöûnt/e-nance, n. form of the face; air; look;
exterior appearance; patronage; support.
Cöûnt'e-nance, v. a. to support; to encourage.
Cöûnt e-nan-cer, n. one who countenances.
Cöûnt er, n. base money; shop table; reckoner.
Cöûnt'er, ad. contrary to; in a wrong way.
Cöûn-ter-act', v. a. to act contrary to ; to hinder.
Cöûn-ter-action, n. opposition.
Cöûn-ter-bal'ance, v. a. to weigh against.
Cöûn'ter-bal-ance, n. opposite weight.
Cöûn'ter-change, n, exchange; reciprocation.
Cöûn-ter-change', v a. to exchange. [charm.
Cöûn'ter-chärm, n. that which dissolves a
Cöûn-ter-chärm', v. a. to destroy enchantment.
Cöûn-ter-chěck', v. a. to oppose.
Cöûn'ter-check, n, a stop; rebuke.
Cöûn-ter-ev'i-dence, n. opposite evidence.
Cöûn'ter-feit, v. a. to forge; to imitate; to copy.
Cöûn'ter-feit, (köûn'ter-fit) v. n. to feign.
Cöûn'ter-feit, a. forged; fictitious; deceitful.
Cöûn'ter-feit, n. an impostor; a forgery.
Cöûn'ter-feit-er, n. a forger; an impostor.
Cöûn ter-mine, n. a mine to frustrate the use of one made by an enemy.
Cöûn-ter-mine', v. a. to counterwork.
Cöûn-ter-mo'tion, n. contrary motion.
Cöûn-ter-môve/ment, n. a manner of moving in
opposition to another movement.
Cöûn'ter-müre, n. a wall built behind another.
Cöûn'ter-pane, n. a coverlet for a bed.
Counter-pärt, n. a correspondent part; a copy.
Coûn'ter-plea, n. in law, à replication.
Cöûn-ter-plot', v. a. to oppose one plot by anoth
Cöûn'ter-plot, n. a plot opposed to another plot
Cöûn'ter-point, n. the art of composing harmo
ny; a coverlet ; an opposite point.
Coûn-ter-pöişe', v. a. to counterbalance.
Coûn'ter-pöişe, n. equivalence of weight.
Cöûn-ter-poison, n. antidote to poison.
Cöûn-ter-pressure, (köûn-ter-presh'ur) n. oppo
site force.
[to a former one
Cöûn'ter-rev-o-lū'tion, n. a revolution opposite
Cöûn'ter-scarp, n. in fortification, that side of
the ditch which is next to the camp.
Cöûn-ter-seal', v. a. to seal together with others.
Cöûn-ter-sign', (köûn-ter-sin') v. a. to sign an or
der of a superior, in quality of secretary.
Coöûn'ter-sign, (sīn) n. a military watch-word.
Cöûn'ter-sig-nal, n. a corresponding signal.
Cöûn'ter-stroke, n. a stroke returned.
Cöûn'ter-sway, n. an opposite influence.
; Cöûn ter-tal-ly, n. a corresponding tally.
Cöûn-ter-ten'or, n. a middle part of music.
Cöûn'ter-time, n. resistance of a horse.
Cöûn-ter-vail, v. a. to be equal to ; to balance.
Cöûn'ter-turn, n. the height of a play.
Cöûn'ter-vail, n. equal weight or value.
Cöunter-view, (köunter-vũ) n. contrast.
Cöûn-ter-work', v. a. to counteract.
Cöûntless, n. the lady of an earl or count.
Cöûnting-höûse, n. a room for accounts.
Cöûnt less, a. innumerable.
Coun tri-fied, (kun tre-fid) a. rustic; rude.
Coun'try, (kun tre) n. a tract of land; a region;
one's residence or native soil; rural parts,
opposed to town or city.
Coun'try, (kun'tre) a. rustic; rural; rude.
Country-dance, n. a kind of dance.
Coun'try-man, (kun tre-man) n. one born in the
same country; a rustic; a farmer.
Cöûn'ty, n. a shire; a circuit, or district. [tack.
Coup de main, (kô'dẹ-mān') n. [Fr.] a sudden at-
Coup d'ail, (kô-dal) n. [Fr.] first or slight view.
Coup de grace, (kô-de-gräs') n. [Fr.] the finish-
ing stroke.
Côu-pēē', (kô-pē') n. [Fr.] a motion in dancing.
Coupla-ble, (kup/la-bl) a. fit to be coupled.
Couple, (kup'pl) n. two; a pair; man and
Couple, (kup/pl) v. a. to join; to marry. [wife.
Couple, (kup/pl) v. n. to join in embraces.
Couple-ment, (kup/pl-měnt) n. union.
Couplet, (kup let) n. two verses; a pair.
Courage, (kur'aj) n. bravery; valor.
Cour-ageous, (kur-rā'jus) a. brave; daring.
Cour-a/geous-ly, (kur-ra jus-lẹ) ad. bravely.
Cour-ageous-ness, n. bravery; boldness.
Côu-ränt', (kổ rant) n. a nimble dance; any | Coŵ, n. ; pl. cows or kine; the female of the bull.
thing that spreads quick, as a newspaper. Cow, (köû) v. a. to depress with fear.
Courier, (kô'rer) [kô'rer, W. F.; kô-rer', J. Coward, n. a poltroon; one wanting courage.
Ja.; kôryer, S. E.; kô're-a, P.] n. [Fr.] a Coward, a. dastardly; timid; base.
messenger sent in haste; an express.
Coward-ice, n. fear; habitual timidity.
Course, (kōrs) n. race; career; progress; or- Coward-like, a. resembling a coward.
der; conduct; service of meat; natural bent; Coward-li-ness, n. timidity; cowardice.
track in which a ship sails:-pl. menses. Coward-ly, a. fearful; timorous; mean.
Course, (kōrs) v. a. to hunt; to pursue.
Cow er, v. n. to sink by bending the knees.
Course, (kōrs) v. n. to run; to hunt.
Cow-herd, n. one who tends cows.
Cours er, (kōrs'er) n. race-horse; horse-racer. Cow-leech, n. a cow doctor.
Cours jng, n. sport of hunting with greyhounds. Cowl, n. a monk's hood; a vessel for water.
Court, (kort) n. residence of a prince; a hall; a Cöŵl-staff, n. the staff on which a vessel is
narrow street; seat of justice; jurisdiction. supported between two men.
Court, (kort) v. a. to woo; to solicit; to seek. Cow-pox, n. the vaccine disease.
Court card. See Coat-card.
Cow slip, n. a species of primrose.
Cox comb, (kõks'kōm) n. a fop; a flower.
Cox comb-ry, (koks'com-re) a. foppishness.
Cox-com'i-cal, a. foppish; conceited.
Coy, a. modest; reserved; not accessible.
Coy, v. n. to behave with reserve.
Coyish, a. somewhat coy; reserved.
Coy ly, ad. with reserve.
*Cour/te-ous, (kür'te-ŭs) [kür'che-us, W. P.;
kür chus, S.; kür'te-us, J. Wb.; kürt yus,
F.; kōr tyus, E.; kōr'te-us, Ja.] a. polite;
well-bred; civil; respectful.
*Cour te-ous-ly, ad. politely; respectfully.
*Courte-ous-ness, n. civility; complaisance.
Court er, (kört er) n. he who courts.
Cour-te-şan', [kür-te-zăn', S. W. J. F.; kōr-te-Coyness, n. reserve; shyness; modesty.
zan', E. Ja.; kür-te-zan', or kür'tę-zăn, P.;
kür'te-zăn, Wb.] n. a prostitute.
Courte-sy, (kür te-se) n. civility; complaisance.
Courtesy, (kürt se) n. reverence made by
[civility, as a woman.
Courte sy, (kürt/se) v. n. to perform an act of
Court-hand, (kōrt-hănd) n. manner of writing
used in records and judicial proceedings.
Courtier, (kört yer) n. one who frequents
courts; one that courts favor.
Court like, (kort līk) a. elegant; polite.
Court li-ness, n. elegance of manners.
Court ling, n. a retainer to a court.
Court ly, a. relating to a court; polite; soft.
Court-martial, n. a court for trying military
offences.
Coz, n. a cant word for cousin.
Cózien, (kŭz'zn) v. a. to cheat; to trick.
Côz'en-ağe, (kŭz'zn-aj) n. fraud; deceit.
Cóz en-er, (kŭz/zn-er) n. one who cheats.
Crab, n. a fish; a wild apple; a peevish person
Crabbed, a. peevish; morose, harsn, difficult
Crab bed-ly, ad. peevishly.
Crabbed-ness, n. sourness of taste; asperity
Cra'ber, n. the water-rat.
Court'ship, n. a making of love to a woman.
Couş/in, (kuz/zn) n. any one collaterally related
more remotely than a brother or sister.
Cove, n. a small creek or bay; a shelter.
Cove, v. a. to arch over.
Crack, n. a sudden noise; fissure; a boast,
Crack, v. a. to break into chinks; to split.
Crack, v. n. to burst; to open in chinks.
Crack brained, (kråk brand) a. crazy.
Crack'er, n. a charge of gunpowder; a boaster
in America, a biscuit.
Crăc/kle, (krak kl) v. n. to make slight cracks
to make small and frequent sharp sounds.
Crack/ling, n. a small but frequent noise.
Cra'dle, n. a movable bed, on which children
are rocked; a case for a broken bone;
frame of timber for launching ships.
Cóv e-nant, (kŭv e-naut) n. a contract; agree-Cradle, v. a. to lay or rock in a cradle.
ment; deed.
[agree.
Covie-nant, v. n. to bargain; to contract; to
Covle-nant, r. a. to contract; to stipulate.
Cov-e-nan-tee', n. a party to a covenant.
Cov/e-nant-er, . one who makes a covenant.
Covie-nous, a. fraudulent; collusive; trickish.
Cover, v. a. to overspread; to conceal; to hide.
Cover, n. a concealment; a screen; defence.
Cover-ing, n. dress; vesture.
Craft, n. trade; art; cunning; small ships.
Craft -ly, ad. cunningly; artfully; skilfully.
Craft'i-ness, n. cunning; stratagem.
Crafts'man, n. an artificer; a mechanic.
Craft'y, a. cunning; artful.
Cover-lět, n. the upper covering of a bed.
Covert, n. a shelter; a defence; a thicket.
Covert, a. sheltered; private ; insidious;
der protection, as a married woman.
Covert-ly, ad. secretly; closely.
Cov ert-ness, n. secrecy.
Crag, n. a rough, steep rock; the neck.
Crag ged, a. rough; full of prominences.
Cragged-ness, n. fulness of crags.
Crag gi-ness, n. the state of being craggy.
Crag gy, a. rugged; full of prominences.
Crăm, v. a. to stuff; to thrust in by force.
un-Crăm, v. n. to eat beyond satiety.
Cover-ture, n. shelter; the state of a wife.
Covet, v. a. to desire eagerly or inordinately.
Coviet, v. n. to have a strong desire.
Cov/et-a-ble, a. to be wished for.
Covlet-ing-ly, (kŭv'et-ing-lẹ) ad. eagerly.
*Cov'et-ous, [kŭve-tus, W. P. J. E. F. Ja.
Wb.; kuve-chus, S. a. avaricious; greedy.
*Cov'et-ous-ly, ad. avariciously; eagerly. [sire.
*Cov'et-ous-ness, n. avarice; eagerness of de-
Covey, (kuv've) n. a hatch or brood of birds.
Covin, n. a deceitful agreement.
Cov'ing, n. a projection in a building.
Cram'bo, n. a play at which one gives a word
to which another finds a rhyme.
Cramp, n. a spasmodic contraction of the limbs;
a restriction; a piece of bent iron.
Cramp, a. difficult; knotty; troublesome.
Cramp, v. a. to restrain; to confine; to bind.
Cramp-fish, n. the torpedo.
Crăm pil, n. a thin plate or piece of metal at the
bottom of the scabbard of a broadsword.
Crămp'īr-on, n. an iron for fastening together.
Crăm pôông, n. pl. iron instruments fastened to
the shoes of a storming party.
Cran'ber-ry, n. a berry used for sauce.
Cränch. See Craunch.
Crane, n. a bird; a machine; a crooked pipe.
mîen, sïr; môve, nör, sen; bûll, bür, rûle.—Ç, G, ç, §, soft ; C, G, ç, §, hard. § as z ; x as gz ;-tħis.
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