n. the 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 ; 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 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. 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 | 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, } 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 |