Webster's Dictionary 1913

7885

Coquille

Co‐quille″ (kō̍‐kēl″; F. kō̍′kē″y'), n. Lit., a shell; hence: (a) A shell or shell-like dish or mold in which viands are served. (b) The expansion of the guard of a sword, dagge...

7886

Coquimbite

Co‐quim″bite (?), n. A mineral consisting principally of sulphate of iron; white copperas; — so called because found in the province of Coquimbo, Chili.

7887

Coquina

‖Co‐qui″na (?), n. A soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, a...

7888

Cor

Cor (kôr), n. [Heb. kōr.] A Hebrew measure of capacity; a homer. [Written also core.]

7889

Cor-

Cor– (kŏr–). A prefix signifying with, together, etc. See Com-.

7890

Cora

‖Co″ra (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Arabian gazelle (Gazella Arabica), found from persia to North Africa.

7891

Coracle

Cor″a‐cle (?), n. [W. corwgl, cwrwgl, fr. corwg, cwrwg, any round body or vessel, the trunk of the body, carcass.] A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilclot...

7892

Coracoid

Cor″a‐coid (?), a. [Gr. �; κόραξ crow + εἰ̑δοσ form.] 1. Shaped like a crow's beak.2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians...

7893

Coracoid (2)

Cor″a‐coid, n. The coracoid bone or process.

7894

Corage

Cor″age (?; OF. �), n. See CourageTo Canterbury with full devout corage.Chaucer.

7895

Corah

Co″rah (?), n. [Hind. kōrā virgin, plain.] Plain; undyed; — applied to Indian silk. — n. Corah silk.

7896

Coral

Cor″al (?), n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. κοράλλιον.] 1. (Zoöl.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar struct...

7897

Coral fish

Cor″al fish′ (?). (Zoöl.) Any bright-colored fish of the genera Chætodon, Pomacentrus, Apogon, and related genera, which live among reef corals.

7898

Coral-rag

Cor″al–rag′ (?), n.(geol.) Same as Corallian.

7899

Coraled

Cor″aled (?), a. Having coral; covered with coral.

7900

Corallaceous

Cor′al‐la″ceous (?), a. Like coral, or partaking of its qualities.

7901

Corallian

Co‐ral″li‐an (?), n.(Geol.) A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the middle division of the oölite; — called also coral-rag.

7902

Coralliferous

Cor′al‐lif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. corallum coral + -ferous.] Containing or producing coral.

7903

Coralliform

Cor″al‐li‐form (?), a. [L. corallum coral + -form.] resembling coral in form.

7904

Coralligena

‖Cor′al‐lig″e‐na (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. corallum coral + root of gignere to produce.] (Zoöl.) Same as Anthozoa.

7905

Coralligenous

Cor′al‐lig″e‐nous (?), a. producing coral; coralligerous; coralliferous. Humble.

7906

Coralligerous

Cor′al‐lig″er‐ous (?), a. [L. corallum coral + -gerous.] Producing coral; coralliferous.

7907

Corallin

Cor″al‐lin (?), n. [So named in allusion to the color of red corallin, fr. L. corallum coral.] (Chem.) A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of rosolic acid...

7908

Coralline

Cor″al‐line (? or?), a. [Cf. L. corallinus coralred.] Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone.

7909

Coralline (2)

Cor″al‐line, n. [Cf. F. coralline.] 1. (Bot.) A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches.2. (Zoöl.) Formerly any slender coral-like ani...

7910

Corallinite

Cor″al‐lin‐ite (?), n.(Paleon.) A fossil coralline.

7911

Corallite

Cor″al‐lite (?), n. [L. corallum coral.] 1. (Min.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral.2. (Zoöl.) One of the individual members of a compound coral; or tha...