Webster's Dictionary 1913

8371

Costal

Cos″tal (k?s″tal), a. [Cf. F. costal. See Costa.]1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body; as, costal nerves.2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Relating to a costa, or rib.Cost...

8372

Costal-nerved

Cos″tal–nerved′ (k?s″tal–n?rvd′), a.(Bot.) Having the nerves spring from the midrib.

8373

Costard

Cos″tard (k?s″t?rd), n. [Prob. fr. OF. coste rib, side, F. côte, and meaning orig., a ribbed apple, from the ribs or angles on its sides. See Coast.] 1. An apple, large and roun...

8374

Costardmonger

Cos″tard‐mon′ger (–m?n′g?r), n. A costermonger.

8375

Costate

{ Cos″tate (k?s″t?t), Cos″ta‐ted (–t?–t?d), } a. [L. costatus, fr. costa rib.] Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs; (Bot.) having one or more longitudinal ribs.

8376

Costean

Cos″tean′ (k?s″t?n′), v. i. [Cornish cothas dropped + stean tin.] To search after lodes. See Costeaning.

8377

Costeaning

Cos″tean′ing, n. The process by which miners seek to discover metallic lodes. It consist in sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then drivi...

8378

Costellate

Cos‐tel″late (k?s–t?l″l?t), a. [L. costa rib.] Finely ribbed or costated.

8379

Coster

Cos″ter (k?s″t?r), n. [Abbrev. of costermonger.] One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc.

8380

Costermonger

Cos″ter‐mon′ger (k?s″t?r–m?n′g?r), n. [See Costard.] An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer. [Written also costardmonger.]

8381

Costiferous

Cos‐tif″er‐ous (k?s–t?f″?r–?s), a. [Costa + -ferous.] (Anat.) Rib-bearing, as the dorsal vertebræ.

8382

Costive

Cos″tive (k?s″t?v), a. [OF. costevé, p. p. of costever, F. constiper, L. constipare to press closely together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram. See Stipulate, St...

8383

Costively

Cos″tive‐ly, adv. In a costive manner.

8384

Costiveness

Cos″tive‐ness, n. 1. An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation.2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness.A reverend disputant of the same costiv...

8385

Costless

Cost″less (k?st″l?s; 115), a. Costing nothing.

8386

Costlewe

Cost″lewe (–l?), a. Costly. Chaucer.

8387

Costliness

Cost″li‐ness (–l?–n?s), n. The quality of being costy; expensiveness; sumptuousness.

8388

Costly

Cost″ly (k?st″l?; 115), a.1. Of great cost; expensive; dear.He had fitted up his palace in the most costly and sumptuous style, for the accomodation of the princess.Prescott.2. ...

8389

Costmary

Cost″ma‐ry (k?st″m?–r?), n. [L. costum an Oriental aromatic plant (Gr. ���, cf. Ar. kost, kust) + Maria Mary. Cf. Alecost.] (Bot.) A garden plant (Chrysanthemum Balsamita) havin...

8390

Coston lights

Cos″ton lights (?). Signals made by burning lights of different colors and used by vessels at sea, and in the life-saving service; — named after their inventor.

8391

Costotome

Cos″to‐tome (k?s″t?–t?m), n. [Costa + Gr. ���� to cut.] An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissection...

8392

Costrel

Cos″trel (k?s″tr?l), n. [CF. W. costrel, OF. costrel, LL. costrellum, a liquid measure, costrellus a wine cup.] A bottle of leather, earthenware, or wood, having ears by which i...

8393

Costume

Cos″tume′ (k?s″t?m′ or k?s–t?m″), n. [F. costume, It. costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for consuetudo custom. See Custom, and cf. Consuetude.] 1. Dress in ...

8394

Costumer

Cos″tum′er (–t?m′?r), n. One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc.

8395

Cosupreme

Co′su‐preme″ (k?′s?–pr?m″), n. A partaker of supremacy; one jointly supreme. Shak.

8396

Cosurety

Co‐sure″ty (k?–sh?r″t?; 136), n.; pl.Cosureties (–t�z). One who is surety with another.

8397

Cosy

Co″sy (k?″z?), a. See Cozy.