Webster's Dictionary 1913

4942

Coast and Geodetic Survey

Coast and Geodetic Survey. A bureau of the United States government charged with the topographic and hydrographic survey of the coast and the execution of belts of primary trian...

4943

Coastal

Coast″al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a coast.

4944

Coaster

Coast″er (?), n. 1. A vessel employed in sailing along a coast, or engaged in the coasting trade.2. One who sails near the shore.

4945

Coasting

Coast″ing (?), a. Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along a coast.Coasting trade, trade carried on by water between neighboring ports of the same country, ...

4946

Coasting (2)

Coast″ing, n. 1. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.

4947

Coastwise

{ Coast″wise′ (–wīz′), Coast″ways′ (?), } adv. By way of, or along, the coast.

4948

Coat

Coat (kōt; 110), n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat, cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail, LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. chozzo co...

4949

Coat (2)

Coat (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Coated; p. pr. & vb. n.Coating.] 1. To cover with a coat or outer garment.2. To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar with tin foil...

4950

Coatee

Coat‐ee″ (?), n. A coat with short flaps.

4951

Coati

Co‐a″ti (kō̍‐ä″tē̍ or kō̍‐ā″tĭ), n. [From the native name: cf. F. coati.] (Zoöl.) A mammal of tropical America of the genus Nasua, allied to the raccoon, but with a longer body,...

4952

Coating

Coat″ing (?), n. 1. A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.2. Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings.

4953

Coatless

Coat″less (?), a. Not wearing a coat; also, not possessing a coat.

4954

Coax

Coax (?; 110), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Coaxed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Coaxing.] [Cf. OE. cokes fool, a person easily imposed upon, W. coeg empty, foolish; F. coquin knave, rogue.] To per...

4955

Coax (2)

Coax, n. A simpleton; a dupe. Beau. & Fl.

4956

Coaxation

Co′ax‐a″tion (?), n. The act of croaking. Dr. H. More.

4957

Coaxer

Coax″er (?), n. One who coaxes.

4958

Coaxingly

Coax″ing‐ly, adv. In a coaxing manner; by coaxing.

4959

Cob

Cob (kŏb), n. [Cf. AS. cop, copp, head, top, D. kop, G. kopf, kuppe, LL. cuppa cup (cf. E. brainpan), and also W. cob tuft, spider, cop, copa, top, summit, cobio to thump. Cf. C...

4960

Cob (2)

Cob, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cobbed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cobbing.] 1. To strike Halliwell.2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort out its better portions. Raymon...

4961

Cobæa

Co‐bæ″a (kō̍‐bē″ȧ), n. [Named after D. Cobo, a Spanish botanist.] A genus of climbing plants, native of Mexico and South America. C. scandens is a conservatory climber with larg...

4962

Cobalt

Co″balt (kō″bŏlt; 277, 74), n. [G. kobalt, prob. fr. kobold, kobel, goblin, MHG. kobolt; perh. akin to G. koben pigsty, hut, AS. cofa room, cofgodas household gods, Icel. kofi h...

4963

Cobaltic

Co‐balt″ic (?; 74), a. [Cf. F. cobaltique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; — said especially of those compounds in which cobalt has higher valence; ...

4964

Cobaltiferous

Co′balt‐if″er‐ous (?), a. [Cobalt + -ferous.] (Min.) Containing cobalt.

4965

Cobaltine

{ Co″balt‐ine (?), Co″balt‐ite (?) } n.(Min.) A mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt.

4966

Cobaltous

Co‐balt″ous (?), a.(Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; — said esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower valence.Cobaltous chloride, a cry...

4967

Cobbing

Cob″bing (?), a. Haughty; purse-proud. See Cob, n., 2. Withals (1608).

4968

Cobble

Cob″ble (?), n. A fishing boat. See Coble.