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Cor nu co' pi æ, horn of plenty. Cor o na' tion, n. the act or solemnity of crowning a king. Coro ner, n. an officer whose duty it is to inquire how any violent death was occasioned. Cor po ral, n. the lowest officer of the infantry; a. bodily.

Cor po rate, a. united in a body or community. Cor po ra' tion, n. a body politic. Corps, n. a body of forces. Corpse, n. a carcass; a dead body; a corse. Cor' pu len cy, n. bulkiness of body; fleshi

ness.

Cor pu lent, a. fleshy; bulky.

Correct', v. to punish; to chastise; to amend. a. finished with exactness. Cor rec' tion, n. punish

ment; amendment. Cor rec' tive, a. able to

alter or correct.

Cor rect' ly, ad. accurate ly; exactly

Cor rect' ness, n. accura

cy; exactness. Cor res pond', v. to suit ;

to answer; to fit. Cor res pond' ence, n. intercourse; reciprocal

intelligence.

Cor res pond' ent, n. one who holds correspondence with another by letters.

Cor rob' o rate, v. to confirm; to establish; to strengthen.

Cor rode', v. to eat away by degrees. Cor ro' sive, a. able to corrode. n. a corroding, hot medicine.

Cor rupt', v. to infect; to defile; to bribe. a. vicious; rotten; debauched. Cor rupt' i ble, a. that which may be corrupt

ed

Cor rup' tion, n. wicked

ness; matter, or pus. Corsair, n. a pirate. Cos met' ick, a. beautifying.

Cosó mog ra phỹ, n. a general description of the universe.

Cosmo pol' i tan, n. a citizen of the world; cosmopolite.

Cos' tive, a. bound in the body.

Cost' ly a. sumptuous; expensive.

Co-tan' gent, n. the tangent of the comple

ment.

Co tem' po ra ry, n. living at the same time.

Cot' tage, n. a hut; a mean habitation. Cot' ta ger, n. one who

lives in a cottage. Couch, v. to lie down; to hide. n. a seat of repose. Cov' e nant, v. to bargain; to stipulate. n. a contract; a stipulation. Cover, v. to overspread; to hide. n. a concealment; a shelter. Cov' er let, n. the outermost of the bed clothes. Covert, n. a shelter; a thicket. a. secret; hidden; insidious. Cov' et, v. to desire earnestly, or beyond due bounds.

Cov et ous, a. avaricious. Cov' et ous ness, n. avarice.

Covey, n a brood of birds. Cough, (koff) n. a convul.

sion of the lungs. v. to have the lungs convul. sed. Coun' cil, n. an assembly

for consultation. Coun' sel, n. advice. v. to advise.

Coun' sel lor, n. one that gives advice.

Coun' te nance, n. the system of the features, v. to patronise.

Coun' ter, n, base money ;

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Coun' ter pane, n. a cov

erlet woven in squares. Coun' ter part, n. the correspondent part. Coun ter poise",

V. to

counterbalance. Coun' ter poise, n. equi ponderance.

Coun ter sign', v. to un dersign; to confirm. Coun ter vail', v. to be equivalent to; to have equal force. Count' ess, n. the lady of

an earl or count. Count' less, a. innumera-. ble.

Coun' try, n. rural parts; a region. a. rustic; rural. County, n. a shire. Cou" ple, n. two; a brace. v. to join together; to

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bravely; boldly.

Courier, n. a messenger sent in haste.

Course, n. race; career. v. to hunt; to put to speed; to run. Cour' ser, n. a swift horse. Court, v. to woo; to flatter. n. the art of insinuating; place of justice, &c. Court' e ous, a. elegant of

manners; well bred. Court' e ous ly, ad. respectfully; civilly; complaisantly.

Courte sy, n. the reverence made by a WO

man.

Court' ier, n. an attendant

on a court. Court ly, a polite; flat

tering; elegant. Court ship, n. making

love to a woman. Cousin, n. any one collaterally related more remotely than brothers or sisters.

Cow' ard, n. a poltron:

he who wants courage. Cow' ard ly, a fearful; timorous; mean.

a. peevish;

morose; unpleasing. Crack brain' ed, a. crazy : without right reason. Crafts' man, n. an artificer; a manufacturer. Craf' tỷ, a. cunning; artful. Crag ged, Crag' gy,

a. rugged;

rough; full of promi

nences.

Cramp, n. a spasm or contraction of the limbs; confinement. v. to restrain.

Cra' ni um, n. the skull. Cran' kle, v. to run in and

out.

Cran' ny, a. a chink; a crevice.

Cra vat', n. a neckcloth. Crave, v. to ask earnestly; to long for. Craze, v. to break; to crack the brain. Cre ate', v. to form out of nothing; to cause to exist.

Cre a' tion, n. the act of

creating; the universe. Cre a' tive, a. having the power to create. Cre a tor, n. the being

that betows existence.

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Cre den' tials", n. letters

of recommendation. Cred i bil' i ty, n. worthiness of belief; probability. Cred' i ble, a. worthy of credit; likely.

Cred' it, v. to believe; to trust. n. belief; trust reposed. Cred' it or, n. one who

trusts, or gives credit. Cre du' li ty, n. easiness of belief.

Cred' u lous, a. apt to be

lieve; unsuspecting. Cres' cent, n. an increasing moon. a. increasing; growing. Crest, n. a plume on a helmet; pride; spirit ; fire. Crest' fall en, a. dejected; low; cowed. Crev' ice, n. a crack; a cleft.

Crew' el, n. worsted yarn. Crib' bage, n. a game at cards.

Crime, n. an offence; sin. Crim' i nal, a. faulty. n. a person accused; a fel

on.

Crim i na tion, n. an ac

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Cri te ri on, n. a stand

ard whereby to judge. Crit' ick, n. one skilled in criticism.

Crit' ic al, a. exact ; nice

ly judicious; accurate. Crit'i cise, v. to censure; to judge; to blame. Crit' i cism, n, the art of judging; animadver

sion. Crock' e ry, n. earthen

ware.

Croc' o dile, n. an amphibious, voracious animal. Crook' ed, a. bent; curved; untoward ; oblique. Cross grain' ed, a. perverse; troublesome; vexations.

Cru' ci ble, n. a chemist's melting pot, made of earth.

Cru ci fix, n. a represen tation of our Lord's pas

sion.

to

to nail or

Cru ci fix'ion, n. the punishment of nailing the cross. Cru' ci fy, v. fasten to a cross. Crude, a. raw; harsh ; unripe; undigested. Cru' di ty, n. indigestion; want of maturity. Cru' el, a. hard hearted;

inhuman; fierce. Cru' el ty, n. inhumanity; barbarity.

Cru' et, n. a vial for vinegar or oil. Cruise, v. to sail in quest

of an enemy. Cruiser, n. one that roves upon the sea in search of plunder. Crum' ble, v. to break or fall into small pieces.

Cru sade',

Cru sa' do,

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n. an expedition against infidels. Crus' ty, a. morose; snappish; surly.

Crys' tal, n. a mineral; transparent stone. Crys' tal line, a. transparent; clear; bright. Crys' tal lize, v. to coagulate; congeal; or concrete into crystals. Cuck' oo, n. a bird which appears in the spring. Cu cum ber, (kou' kum‐ her), n. the name of a

plant, and the fruit of it. Cu' li na ry, a. relating to

the kitchen.

Cull' ion, n. a scoundrel;

a mean wretch. Cul' mi nate, v. to be vertical; to be in the meridian.

Cul mi na tion, n. the transit of a planet through the meridian. Cul' pa ble, a. criminal; blameable.

Cul' prit, n. a man arraigned before his judge. Cul' ter, Coulter, n. the iron of a plough which cuts the earth.

Cul' ti vate, v. to improve; to meliorate; to till; to

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