Webster's Dictionary 1913

7723

Cookmaid

Cook″maid′ (?), n. A female servant or maid who dresses provisions and assists the cook.

7724

Cookroom

Cook″room′ (?), n. A room for cookery; a kitchen; the galley or caboose of a ship. Sir W. Raleigh.

7725

Cookshop

Cook′shop (?), n. An eating house. “A subterranean cookshop.” Macaulay.

7726

Cooky

Cook″y (?), n.; pl.Cookies (#). [Cf. D. koek cake, dim. koekje; akin to G. kuchen, E. cake; or cf. OE. coket, prob., a sort of cake, and prob. of French origin.] A small, flat, ...

7727

Cool

Cool (?), a. [Compar.Cooler (?); superl.Coolest.] [AS. cōl; akin to D. koel, G. kühl, OHG. chouli, Dan. kölig, Sw. kylig, also to AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala. See Cold, and...

7728

Cool (2)

Cool, n. A moderate state of cold; coolness; — said of the temperature of the air between hot and cold; as, the cool of the day; the cool of the morning or evening.

7729

Cool (3)

Cool, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cooled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cooling.] 1. To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as, ice cools water.Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of...

7730

Cool (4)

Cool, v. i. 1. To become less hot; to lose heat.I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus,the whilst his iron did on the anvil cool.Shak.2. To lose the heat of excitement or pas...

7731

Cool-headed

Cool″–head′ed (?), a. Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion. — Cool″–head′ed‐ness, n.

7732

Cooler

Cool″er (?), n. That which cools, or abates heat or excitement.if acid things were used only as coolers, they would not be so proper in this case.Arbuthnot.2. Anything in or by ...

7733

Coolie

Coo″lie (?), n. Same as Cooly.

7734

Cooling

Cool″ing (?), p. a. Adapted to cool and refresh; allaying heat. “The cooling brook.” Goldsmith.Cooling card, something that dashes hopes. — Cooling time(Law), such a lapse of ti...

7735

Coolish

Cool″ish, a. Somewhat cool.The nights began to grow a little coolish.Goldsmith.

7736

Coolly

Cool″ly, a. Coolish; cool. Spenser.

7737

Coolly (2)

Cool″ly, adv. In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference; impudently.

7738

Coolness

Cool″ness, n. 1. The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor, zeal, or affection; calmness.2. Calm impudence; sel...

7739

Coolung

Coo″lung (?), n.(Zoöl.) The great gray crane of India (Grus cinerea). [Also written coolen and cullum.]

7740

Cooly

{ Coo″ly, Coo″lie } (?), n.; pl.Coolies (#). [Hind. k�lī a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k�l, ky�leh, slave.] An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from the East ...

7741

Coom

Coom (?), n. [Cf. G. kahm mold gathered on liquids, D. kam, Sw. kimrök pine soot, smoke black, Icel. kām grime, film of dirt.] Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty greas...

7742

Coomb

Coomb (?), n. [AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL. cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. � hollow of a vessel, cup, boat, but cf. G. kumpf bowl.] A dry measure of four bushel...

7743

Coomb (2)

{ Coomb, Coombe } (?), n. [See Comb, Combe, in this sense.] A hollow in a hillside. See Comb, Combe.

7744

Coon

Coon (?), n.(Zoöl.) A raccoon. See Raccoon.

7745

Cooncan

Coon″can (?), n. [Corrupt of conquian.] A game of cards derived from conquian, played by two or more players with one or two full packs of cards.

7746

Coontie

Coon″tie (?), n.(Bot.) A cycadaceous plant of Florida and the West Indies, the Zamia integrifolia, from the stems of which a kind of sago is prepared.

7747

Coop

Coop (ko͞op), n. [Cf. AS. cypa a measure, D. kuip tub, Icel. kupa bowl, G. kufe coop tub; all fr. L. cupa vat, tub, LL. cupa, copa, cup. See Cup, and cf. Keeve.]1. A barrel or c...

7748

Coop (2)

Coop, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cooping.] To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a narrow compass; to cramp; — usually followed by up, sometim...

7749

Coopee

Coo‐pee″ (ko͞o‐pē″), n. See Coupe., Johnson.