Webster's Dictionary 1913

8695

Courbaril

Cour″ba‐ril (k??r″b?–r?l), n. [F. courbaril, from a South American word.] See Animé, n.

8696

Courche

Courche (k??rsh), n. [Cf. Kerchief.] A square piece of linen used formerly by women instead of a cap; a kerchief. [Written also curch.] Jamieson.

8697

Courier

Cou″ri‐er (k??″r?–?r), n. [F. courrier, fr. courre, courir, to run, L. currere. See Course, Current.] 1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or dispatches, usually on ...

8698

Courlan

Cour″lan (k??r″l?n), n.(Zoöl.) A South American bird, of the genus Aramus, allied to the rails.

8699

Course

Course (k?rs), n. [F. cours, course, L. cursus, fr. currere to run. See Current.] 1. The act of moving from one point to another; progress; passage.And when we had finished our ...

8700

Course (2)

Course, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Coursed (k?rst)); p. pr. & vb. n.Coursing.] 1. To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to pursue.We coursed him at the heels.Shak.2. To cau...

8701

Course (3)

Course, v. i. 1. To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of Lancashire.2. To move with speed; to race; as, ...

8702

Coursed

Coursed (k?rst), a. 1. Hunted; as, a coursed hare.2. Arranged in courses; as, coursed masonry.

8703

Courser

Cours″er (k?rs″?r), n. [F. coursier.] 1. One who courses or hunts.leash is a leathern thong by which... a courser leads his greyhound.Hanmer.2. A swift or spirited horse; a race...

8704

Coursey

Cour″sey (k?r″s?), n. [Cf. OF. corsie, coursie, passage way to the stern. See Course, n.] (Naut.)A space in the galley; a part of the hatches. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

8705

Coursing

Cours″ing (k?rs″?ng), n. The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight instead of by scent.In coursing of a deer, or hart, with greyhounds.Bacon

8706

Court

Court (kōrt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL. cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis, chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng; co-...

8707

Court (2)

Court, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Courted; p. pr. & vb. n.Courting.] 1. To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery; to try to ingratiate one's self with.By one person, ho...

8708

Court (3)

Court, v. i. 1. To play the lover; to woo; as, to go courting.

8709

Court (4)

Court, n. — Court of claims(Law), a court for settling claims against a state or government; specif., a court of the United States, created by act of Congress, and holding its s...

8710

Court tennis

Court″ ten″nis (k?rt″ t?n″n?s). See under Tennis.

8711

Court-baron

Court″–bar′on (–b?r′?n), n.(Law) An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor, and held by the steward; a baron's court; — now fallen into disuse.

8712

Court-craft

Court″–craft′ (k?rt″kr?ft′), n. The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts.

8713

Court-cupboard

Court″–cup′board (–k?b′b?rd), n. A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other articles of luxury were displayed on special ocasions.A way with the joint stools, remov...

8714

Court-leet

Court″–leet′ (–l?t′), n.(Eng. Law) A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet. Blackstone.

8715

Court-martial

Court′–mar″tial (k?rt′m?r″shal), n.; pl.Courts-martial (k�rts′–). A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of off...

8716

Court-martial (2)

Court′–mar″tial, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Court-martialed (–shald); p. pr. & vb. n.Court-martialing.] To subject to trial by a court-martial.

8717

Court-plaster

Court″–plas′ter (k?rt″pl?s′t?r), n. Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass and glycerin.

8718

Courtbred

Court″bred′ (–br?d′), a. Bred, or educated, at court; polished; courtly.

8719

Courteous

Cour″te‐ous (k?r″t?–?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais, corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F. courtois. See Court.] Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressi...

8720

Courteously

Cour″te‐ous‐ly, adv. In a courteous manner.

8721

Courteousness

Cour″te‐ous‐ness, n. The quality of being courteous; politeness; courtesy.