Webster's Dictionary 1913

8317

Cosier

Co″sier (k?″zh?r), n. [Cf. OF. coussier maker of mattresses; or couseor tailor, fr. OF. & F. coudre, p. p. cousu to sew, fr. L. consuere to sew together; con- + seure to sew. Se...

8318

Cosignificative

Co′sig‐nif″i‐ca‐tive (k�′s�g–n�f″�–k�–t�v), a. Having the same signification. Cockerham.

8319

Cosignitary

Co‐sig″ni‐ta‐ry (k?–s?g″n?–t?–r?), a. [Pref. co- + sign. Cf. Signatory.] Signing some important public document with another or with others; as, a treaty violated by one of the ...

8320

Cosignitary (2)

Co‐sig″ni‐ta‐ry, n.; pl.Cosignitaries (–r�z). One who signs a treaty or public document along with others or another; as, the cosignitaries of the treaty of Berlin.

8321

Cosily

Co″si‐ly (k?″z?–l?), adv. See Cozily.

8322

Cosinage

Cos″in‐age (k?s″'n–?j), n. [See Cousinage.] (Law) (a) Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity. Burrill. (b) A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands...

8323

Cosine

Co″sine (k?″s?n), n. [For co. sinus, an abbrev. of L. complementi sinus.] (Trig.) The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of Functions.

8324

Cosmetic

{ Cos‐met″ic (k?z–m?t″?k), Cos‐met″ic‐al (–?–kal), } a. [Gr. κοσμιτικόσ skilled in decorating, fr. κόσμοσ order, ornament: cf. F. cosmétique. See Cosmos.] Imparting or improving...

8325

Cosmetic (2)

Cos‐met″ic, n. Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion.

8326

Cosmic

{ Cos″mic (k?z″m?k), Cos″mic‐al (–m?–kal), } a. [Gr. κοσμικόσ of the world, fr. κόσμοσ: cf. F. cosmique. See Cosmos.] 1. Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference...

8327

Cosmically

Cos″mic‐al‐ly, adv. 1. With the sun at rising or setting; as, a star is said to rise or set cosmically when it rises or sets with the sun.2. Universally. Emerson.

8328

Cosmogonal

{ Cos‐mog″o‐nal (k?z–m?g″?–nal), Cos′mo‐gon″ic (k?z′m?–g?n″?k), Cos′mo‐gon″ic‐al (–g?n″?–kal), } a. Belonging to cosmogony. B. Powell. Gladstone.

8329

Cosmogonist

Cos‐mog″o‐nist (k?z–m?g″?–n?st), n. One who treats of the origin of the universe; one versed in cosmogony.

8330

Cosmogony

Cos‐mog″o‐ny (–n?), n.; pl.Cosmogonies (–n�z). [Gr. κοσμογονία; κόσμοσ the world + root of γίγνεσθαι to be born: cf. F. cosmogonie.] The creation of the world or universe; a the...

8331

Cosmographer

Cos‐mog″ra‐pher (–r?–f?r), n. One who describes the world or universe, including the heavens and the earth.The name of this island is nowhere found among the old and ancient cos...

8332

Cosmographic

{ Cos′mo‐graph″ic (k?z′m?–gr?f″?k), Cos′mo‐graph″ic‐al (–?–kal), } a. [Cf. F. cosmographique.] Of or pertaining to cosmography.

8333

Cosmographically

Cos′mo‐graph″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In a cosmographic manner; in accordance with cosmography.

8334

Cosmography

Cos‐mog″ra‐phy (k?z–m?g″r?–f?), n.; pl.Cosmographies (–f�z). [Gr. κοσμογραφία; κόσμοσ the world + γράφειν to write: cf. F. cosmographie.] A description of the world or of the un...

8335

Cosmolabe

Cos″mo‐labe (k?z″m?–l?b), n. [Gr. κόσμοσ the world + λαμβάνειν to take: cf. F. cosmolade.] An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for measuring the angles between...

8336

Cosmolatry

Cos‐mol″a‐try (k?z–m?l″?–tr?), n. [Gr. κόσμοσ the world + λατρέυειν to worship.] Worship paid to the world. Cudworth.

8337

Cosmoline

Cos″mo‐line (k?z″m?–l?n), n. [Prob. fr. cosmetic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.) A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of petroleum, essentially the same as vaseli...

8338

Cosmological

Cos′mo‐log″ic‐al (k?z′m?–l?j″?–kal), a. Of or pertaining to cosmology.

8339

Cosmologist

Cos‐mol″o‐gist (k?z–m?l″?–j?st), n. One who describes the universe; one skilled in cosmology.

8340

Cosmology

Cos‐mol″o‐gy (kŏz‐mŏl″ō̍‐jy̆), n. [Gr. κόσμοσ the world + -logy: cf. F. cosmologie.] The science of the world or universe; or a treatise relating to the structure and parts of t...

8341

Cosmometry

Cos‐mom″e‐try (k?z–m?m″?–tr?), n. [Gr. κόσμοσ the world + -metry.] The art of measuring the world or the universe. Blount.

8342

Cosmoplastic

Cos′mo‐plas″tic (k?z′m?–pl?s″t?k), a. [Gr. κόσμοσ the world + πλάσσειν to form.] Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation of the world independently of God; w...

8343

Cosmopolitan

{ Cos′mo‐pol″i‐tan (–p?l″?–tan), Cos‐mop″o‐lite (k?z–m?p″?–l?t), } n. [Gr. κοσμοπολίτησ; κόσμοσ the world + πολίτησ citizen, πόλισ city: cf. F. cosmopolitain, cosmopolite.] One ...