Webster's Dictionary 1913

8290

Corvorant

Cor″vo‐rant (k?r″v?–rant), n. See Cormorant.

8291

Corybant

Cor″y‐bant (k?r″?–b?nt), n.; pl. E. Corybants (-b�nts), oftener L. Corybantes (–băn″tēz). [L. Corybas, Gr. Κορύβασ.] One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Co...

8292

Corybantiasm

Cor′y‐ban″ti‐asm (–b?n″t?–?z'm), n. [Gr. Κορυβαντιασμόσ a corybantic frenzy.] (Med.) A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by fantastic visions and want of sleep. D...

8293

Corybantic

Cor′y‐ban″tic (k?r′?–b?n″t?k), a. [Gr. Κορυβαντικόσ, fr. Κορύβασ a Corybant.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Corybantes or their rites; frantic; frenzied; as, a corybanti...

8294

Corymb

Cor″ymb (k?r″?mb or –?m; 220), n. [L. corymbus cluster of flowers, Gr. κόρυμβοσ.] (Bot.) (a) A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its own footstalk, and arising f...

8295

Corymbed

Cor″ymbed (k?r″?mbd), a.(Bot.) Corymbose.

8296

Corymbiferous

Cor′ym‐bif″er‐ous (k?r′?m–b?f″?r–?s), a. [L. corymbifer; corymbus a cluster of flowers + ferre to bear; cf. F. corimbifére.] (Bot.) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.

8297

Corymbose

Co‐rym″bose (k?–r?m″b?s or k?r″?m–b?s′), a.(Bot.) Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form. [Written also corymbous.]

8298

Corymbosely

Co‐rym″bose‐ly, adv. In corymbs.

8299

Coryphænoid

Cor′y‐phæ″noid (kŏr′ĭ‐fē″noid), a. [NL. coryphaena + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Belonging to, or like, the genus Coryphæna. See Dolphin.

8300

Coryphée

‖Co′ry′phée″ (kō̍′rē̍′fā̍″), n.(Drama) A ballet dancer.

8301

Coryphene

Cor″y‐phene′ (k?r″?–f?n′), n. [NL. coryphena, fr. Gr. κορυφή head, summit, peak: cf. F. coryphène.] (Zoöl.) A fish of the genus Coryphæna. See Dolphin. (2)

8302

Corypheus

Cor′y‐phe″us (k?r′?–f?″?s), n.; pl. E. Corypheuses (-ĕz), L. Coryphei (–f�″�). [L. coryphaeus, fr. Gr. ���, fr. κορυφή head.] (Gr. Antiq.) The conductor, chief, or leader of the...

8303

Coryphodon

‖Co‐ryph″o‐don (k?–r?f″?–d?n), n. [Gr. κορυφή head, peak + οδοὔσ, οδὄντοσ, tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct mammals from the eocene tertiary of Europe and America. Its speci...

8304

Coryphodont

Co‐ryph″o‐dont (–d?nt), a.(Paleon.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the genus Coryphodon.

8305

Coryza

‖Co‐ry″za (k?–r?″z?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κόρυζα catarh.] (Med.) Nasal catarrh.

8306

Coscinomancy

Cos‐cin″o‐man′cy (k?s–s?n″?–m?n′s? or k?s″s?–n?–), n. [Gr. κόσκινον sieve + -mancy.] Divination by means of a suspended sieve.

8307

Coscoroba

‖Cos′co‐ro″ba (k?s′k?–r?″b?), n.(Zoöl.) A large, white, South American duck, of the genus Cascoroba, resembling a swan.

8308

Cosecant

Co‐se″cant (k?–s?″k?nt), n. [For co. secans, an abbrev. of L. complementi secans.] (Trig.) The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

8309

Cosen

Cos″en (k?z″'n), v. t. See Cozen.

8310

Cosenage

Cos″en‐age (k?z″'n–?j), n. See Cozenage.

8311

Cosening

Cos″en‐ing, n.(O. Eng. Law) Anything done deceitfully, and which could not be properly designated by any special name, whether belonging to contracts or not. Burrill.

8312

Cosentient

Co‐sen″tient (k?–s?n″shent), a. Perceiving together.

8313

Cosey

Co″sey (k?″z?), a. See Cozy. Dickens.

8314

Cosher

Cosh″er (k?sh″?r), v. t. [Ir. cosair a feast, a banquet? or cf. F. coucher to lie. Cf. Couch, Coshering.] 1. (Old Law) To levy certain exactions or tribute upon; to lodge and ea...

8315

Cosherer

Cosh″er‐er (k?sh″?r–?r), n. One who coshers.

8316

Coshering

Cosh″er‐ing, n.(Old Law) A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenant's house. Burrill.Sometimes he contrived, in deflance of the...