Webster's Dictionary 1913

8803

Covetousness

Cov″et‐ous‐ness, n. 1. Strong desire.When workmen strive to do better than well,They do confound their skill in covetousness.Shak.2. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining a...

8804

Covey

Cov″ey (k?v″?), n. [OF. cov�e, F. couv�e, fr. cover, F. couver, to sit or brood on, fr. L. cubare to lie down; cf. E. incubate. See Cubit, and cf. Cove to brood.] 1. A brood or ...

8805

Covey (2)

Cov″ey, v. i. To brood; to incubate.covey a whole year before they hatch.Holland.

8806

Covey (3)

Cov″ey, n. A pantry. Parker.

8807

Covin

Cov″in (k?v″?n), n. [OF. covine, covaine, fr. covenir to agree. See Covenant.] 1. (Law) A collusive agreement between two or more persons to prejudice a third.2. Deceit; fraud; ...

8808

Coving

Cov″ing (?), n.(Arch.) (a) A cove or series of coves, as the concaved surface under the overhang of a projecting upper story. (b) The splayed jambs of a flaring fireplace.

8809

Covinous

Cov″in‐ous (k?v″?n–?s), a.(Law) Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest.

8810

Cow

Cow (kou), n. [See Cowl a hood.] A chimney cap; a cowl

8811

Cow (2)

Cow, n.; pl.Cows (kouz); old pl. Kine (kīn). [OE. cu, cou, AS. cū; akin to D. koe, G. kuh, OHG. kuo, Icel. kȳr, Dan. & Sw. ko, L. bos ox, cow, Gr. βου̑σ, Skr. gō. √223. Cf. Beef...

8812

Cow (3)

Cow, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cowed (koud);; p. pr. & vb. n.Cowing.] [Cf. Icel. kuga, Sw. kufva to check, subdue, Dan. kue. Cf. Cuff, v. t.] To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits...

8813

Cow (4)

Cow, n. [Prob. from same root as cow, v. t.] (Mining) A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a chock. Knight.

8814

Cow parsley

Cow″ pars′ley (kou′ p?rs′l?). (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant of the genus Chærophyllum (C. temulum and C. sylvestre).

8815

Cow parsnip

Cow″ pars′nip (–n?p). (Bot.) A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus Heracleum (H. sphondylium in England, and H. lanatum in America).

8816

Cow tree

Cow″ tree′ (kou″ tr?′). [Cf. SP. palo de vaca.] (Bot.) A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, ...

8817

Cow-pilot

Cow″–pi′lot (kou″pī′lŭt), n.(Zoöl.) A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West Indies (Pomacentrus saxatilis); — called also mojarra.

8818

Cow's lungwort

Cow's″ lung″wort′ (kouz″ l?ng″w?rt′). Mullein.

8819

Cowage

Cow″age (kou″ā̍j), n.(Bot.) See Cowhage.

8820

Cowalker

Co′walk″er (?), n. A phantasmic or “astral” body deemed to be separable from the physical body and capable of acting independently; a doppelgänger.

8821

Cowan

Cow″an (kou″an), n. [Cf. OF. couillon a coward, a cullion.] One who works as a mason without having served a regular apprenticeship. Among Freemasons, it is a cant term for pret...

8822

Coward

Cow″ard (kou″?rd), a. [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and adj., F. couard, fr. OF. coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L. coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as an...

8823

Coward (2)

Cow″ard, n. A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person; a poltroon.A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse.Dryden.Syn. — Craven; poltroon; dastard.

8824

Coward (3)

Cow″ard, v. t. To make timorous; to frighten.That which cowardeth a man's heart.Foxe.

8825

Cowardice

Cow″ard‐ice (–ĭs), n. [F. couardise, fr. couard. See Coward.] Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity; pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.The co...

8826

Cowardie

Cow″ard‐ie (kou″ẽrd‐y̆), n. [OF. couardie.] Cowardice.

8827

Cowardish

Cow″ard‐ish, a. Cowardly. “A base and a cowardish mind.” Robynson (More's Utopia).

8828

Cowardize

Cow″ard‐ize (–�z), v. t. To render cowardly.God... cowardizeth... insolent spirits.Bp. Hall.

8829

Cowardliness

Cow″ard‐li‐ness (–l?–n?s), n. Cowardice.