Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Cosmopolitan (2)

{ Cos′mo‐pol″i‐tan, Cos‐mop″o‐lite, } a. 1. Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal.In other countrie...

8345

Cosmopolitanism

Cos′mo‐pol″i‐tan‐ism (k?z′m?–p?l″?–tan–?z'm), n. The quality of being cosmopolitan; cosmopolitism.

8346

Cosmopolite (3)

Cos‐mop″o‐lite (–m?p″?–l?t), a. & n. See Cosmopolitan.

8347

Cosmopolitical

Cos′mo‐po‐lit″ic‐al (k?z′m?–p?–l?t″?–kal), a. Having the character of a cosmopolite. Hackluyt.

8348

Cosmopolitism

Cos‐mop″o‐li‐tism (k?z–m?p″?–l?–t?z'm), n. The condition or character of a cosmopolite; disregard of national or local peculiarities and prejudices.

8349

Cosmorama

Cos′mo‐ra″ma (k?z′m?–r?″m? or –r?″m?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κόσμοσ the world + ὅραμα a sight, spectacle, fr. ορἁ̑ν to see.] An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts...

8350

Cosmoramic

Cos′mo‐ram″ic (kŏz′mō̍‐răm″ĭk), a. Of or pertaining to a cosmorama.

8351

Cosmos

‖Cos″mos (kŏz″mŏs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. κόσμοσ order, harmony, the world (from its perfect order and arrangement); akin to Skr. çad to distinguish one's self.]1. The universe or un...

8352

Cosmos (2)

‖Cos″mos (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of composite plants closely related to Bidens, usually with very showy flowers, some with yellow, others with red, scarlet, purple, white, or lila...

8353

Cosmosphere

Cos″mo‐sphere (kŏz″m?–sf?r), n. [Gr. κόσμοσ the world + E. sphere.] An apparatus for showing the position of the earth, at any given time, with respect to the fixed stars. It co...

8354

Cosmotheism

Cos″mo‐the′ism (k?z″m?–th?′?z'm), n. [Gr. κόσμοσ the world + ��� god.] Same as Pantheism.

8355

Cosmothetic

Cos′mo‐thet″ic (k?z′m?–th?t″?k), a. [Gr. κόσμοσ universe + ��� to place or arrange.] (Metaph.) Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external w...

8356

Cosovereign

Co‐sov″er‐eign (k?–s?v″?r–?n or k?–s?v″–), n. A joint sovereign.

8357

Coss

Coss (kŏs), n. [Cf. Pers. kōs a road measure of about two miles; or Skr. krōça.] A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles. Whitworth.

8358

Coss (2)

Coss, n. [It. cosa.] A thing (only in phrase below).Rule of Coss, an old name for Algebra. [It. regola di cosa rule of thing, the unknown quantity being called the cosa, or the ...

8359

Cossack

Cos″sack (k?s″s?k), n. [Russ. kozak', kazak': cf. Turk. kazāk.] One of a warlike, pastoral people, skillful as horsemen, inhabiting different parts of the Russian empire and fur...

8360

Cossack post

Cos″sack post. (Mil.) An outpost consisting of four men, forming one of a single line of posts substituted for the more formal line of sentinels and line of pickets.

8361

Cossas

Cos″sas (k?s″s?s), n. Plain India muslin, of various qualities and widths.

8362

Cosset

Cos″set (k?s″s?t), n. [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G. kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.] A lamb reared without the aid of ...

8363

Cosset (2)

Cos″set, v. t. To treat as a pet; to fondle.She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of.O. W. Holmes.

8364

Cossette

‖Cos‐sette″ (?), n. One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in sugar making.

8365

Cossic

{ Cos″sic (k?s″s?k), Cos″sic‐al (–s?–kal), } a. [It. cossico. See 2d Coss.] Of or relating to algebra; as, cossic numbers, or the cossic art. “Art of numbers cossical.” Digges (...

8366

Cost

Cost (k?st; 115), n. [L. costa rib. See Coast.] 1. A rib; a side; a region or coast. Piers Plowman.Betwixt the costs of a ship.B. Jonson.2. (Her.) See Cottise.

8367

Cost (2)

Cost (kŏst; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cost; p. pr. & vb. n.Costing.] [OF. coster, couster, F. coûter, fr. L. constare to stand at, to cost; con- + stare to stand. See Stand, and ...

8368

Cost (3)

Cost, n. [OF. cost, F. coût. See Cost, v. t.] 1. The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as la...

8369

Costa

‖Cos″ta (kŏs″tȧ), n. [L., rib. See Coast.] 1. (Anat.) A rib of an animal or a human being.2. (Bot.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib.3. (Zoöl.) (a) The anterior ri...

8370

Costage

Cost″age (k?st″?j; 115), n. [OF. coustage.] Expense; cost. Chaucer.