CORTICIFORM
CORTICIFORM, adjective [cortex and form.[Resembling bark.
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CORTICOSE
CORTICOSE, CORTICOUS, adjective Barky; full of bark.
CORTICOUS
CORTICOSE, CORTICOUS adjective Barky; full of bark.
CORUNDUM
CORUNDUM, noun The corindon-harmophane of nauy, corindon adamantin of Brongniart, the korund of Werner, and the adamantine spar of Kirwan. It is octahedral, rhomboidal or prisma...
CORUSCANT
CORUSCANT, adjective [see Coruscate.] Flashing; glittering by flashes.
CORUSCATE
CORUSCATE, verb intransitive [Latin, to flash.] To flash; to lighten; to glitter.
CORUSCATION
CORUSCATION, n [Latin]1. A flash; a sudden burst of light in the clouds or atmosphere.2. The light produced by the combustion of imflammable gas in the earth.Artificial coruscat...
CORVET
CORVET, noun A sloop of war; an advice boat.
CORVUS
CORVUS, noun [Latin, a raven.]1. In astronomy, a constellation of the southern hemisphere, containing nine stars.2. A military engine or gallery used by the Romans for boarding ...
CORYBANTIC
CORYBANTIC, adjective Madly agitated; inflamed like the Corybantes, the frantic priests of Cybele.
CORYMB
CORYMB, noun [Latin Gr.] Primarily, a top, head or cluster. In modern botany, a species of inflorescence, in which the lesser or partial flower-stalks are produced along the com...
CORYMBIATED
CORYMBIATED, adjective Garnished with corymbs.
CORYMBIFEROUS
CORYMBIFEROUS, adjective [Latin, to bear.] Producing corymbs; bearing fruit or berries in clusters, or producing flowers in clusters.
CORYMBOUS
CORYMBOUS, adjective Consisting of corymbs; in clusters.
CORYMBULOUS
CORYMBULOUS, adjective Having or consisting of little corymbs.
CORYPHENE
CORYPHENE, noun A fish with a sloping truncated head, and the dorsal fin extending the whole length of the back.
CORYPHEUS
CORYPHEUS, noun [Gr.] The chief of a chorus; the chief of a company.
COSCINOMANCY
COSCINOMANCY, noun [Gr., a sieve, and divination.] The art or practice of divination, by suspending a sieve and taking it between two fingers, or by fixing it to the point of a ...
COSIER
COSIER, noun A botcher. [Not used.]
COSINAGE
COSINAGE, noun [See Cousin.] In law, a writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered and abated, after the death of the tresail, or the grandfath...
COSMETIC
COSMETIC, adjective s as z. [Gr., order, beauty.] Beautifying; improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the skin.COSMETIC, noun Any preparation that renders the skin soft, p...
COSMICAL
COSMICAL, adjective s as z. [Gr., order, the world.]1. Relating to the world, or to the whole system of visible bodies, including the earth and stars.2. In astronomy, rising or ...
COSMICALLY
COSMICALLY, adverb With the sun at rising or setting; a star is said to rise or set cosmically when it rises or sets with the sun.
COSMOGONIST
COSMOGONIST, noun [See Cosmogony.] One who treats of the origin or formation of the universe.
COSMOGONY
COSMOGONY, noun s as z. [Gr., world, and generation.] The generation, origin or creation of the world or universe. In physics, the science of the origin or formation of the univ...
COSMOGRAPHER
COSMOGRAPHER, noun [See Cosmography.] one who describes the world or universe, including the heavens and the earth.
COSMOGRAPHIC
COSMOGRAPHIC, COSMOGRAPHICAL, adjective Relating to the general description of the universe.