Colt (3)
Colt, v. t. 1. To horse; to get with young. Shak.2. To befool. Shak.
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Colt pistol
Colt pistol. (Firearms) A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil extracts and ejects the empty cartridg...
Colt revolver
Colt revolver. (Firearms) A revolver made according to a system using a patented revolving cylinder, holding six cartridges, patented by Samuel Colt, an American inventor, in 18...
Colt's tooth
Colt's″ tooth′ (?). See under Colt.
Colter
Col″ter (?), n. [AS. culter, fr. L. culter plowshare, knife. Cf. Cutlass.] A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the sward, in advance of the plowshare and mo...
Coltish
Colt″ish (?), a. Like a colt; wanton; frisky.He was all coltish, full of ragery.Chaucer.— Colt″ish‐ly, adv. — Colt″ish‐ness, n.
Coltsfoot
Colts″foot′ (?), n.(Bot.) A perennial herb (Tussilago Farfara), whose leaves and rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine.Butterbur coltsfoot(Bot.), a European plant (Petasi...
Coluber
‖Col″u‐ber (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of harmless serpents.☞ Linnæus placed in this genus all serpents, whether venomous or not, whose scales beneath the tail are arranged in pairs;...
Colubrine
Col″u‐brine (?), a. [L. colubrinus.] 1. (Zoöl.) like or related to snakes of the genus Coluber.2. Like a snake; cunning; crafty. Johnson.
Colugo
‖Co‐lu″go (?), n.(Zoöl.) A peculiar East Indian mammal (Galleopithecus volans), having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a parachutelike membrane, by means of...
Columba
Co‐lum″ba (?), n.(Med.) See Calumba.
Columbæ
‖Co‐lum″bæ (?), n. pl.; [L. columba pigeon.] (Zoöl.) An order of birds, including the pigeons.
Columbarium
‖Col′um‐ba″ri‐um (?), n.; pl. L. Columbaria (#) [L. See Columbary.] (Rom. Antiq.) (a) A dovecote or pigeon house. (b) A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary urns.
Columbary
Col″um‐ba‐ry (?), n.; pl.Columbaries (#). [L. columbarium, fr. columba a dove.] A dovecote; a pigeon house. Sir T. Browne.
Columbate
Co‐lum″bate (?), n. [Cf. F. colombate. See Columbium.] (Chem.) A salt of columbic acid; a niobate. See Columbium.
Columbatz fly
Co‐lum″batz fly′ (?). [From Kolumbatz, a mountain in Germany.] (Zoöl.) See Buffalo fly, under Buffalo.
Columbella
‖Col′um‐bel″la (?), n. [NL., dim. of L. columba a dove. So called from a fancied resemblance in color and form, of some species.] (Zoöl.) A genus of univalve shells, abundant in...
Columbia
Co‐lum″bi‐a (?), n. America; the United States; — a poetical appellation given in honor of Columbus, the discoverer. Dr. T. Dwight.
Columbiad
Co‐lum″bi‐ad (?), n. [From Columbia the United States.] (Mil.) A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for throwing shot or shells with heavy charges of powder...
Columbian
Co‐lum″bi‐an (?), a. [From Columbia.] Of or pertaining to the United States, or to America.
Columbic
Co‐lum″bic (?), a. [From Columbium.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or containing, columbium or niobium; niobic.Columbic acid(Chem.), a weak acid derived from columbic or niobic oxide, ...
Columbic (2)
Co‐lum″bic, a. [From Columbo.] Pertaining to, or derived from, the columbo root.Columbic acid(Chem.), an organic acid extracted from the columbo root as a bitter, yellow, amorph...
Columbier
Co‐lum″bi‐er (?), n. See Colombier.
Columbiferous
Col″um‐bif″er‐ous (?), a. [Columbium + -ferous.] Producing or containing columbium.
Columbin
Co‐lum″bin (?), n.(Chem.) A white, crystalline, bitter substance. See Calumbin.
Columbine
Col″um‐bine (?), a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.] Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored. “Columbine innocency.” Bacon.
Columbine (2)
Col″um‐bine, n. [LL. columbina, L. columbinus dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of several...