Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Colet

{ Col″et (?), Col″let } [Corrupted fr. acolyte.] An inferior church servant. See Acolyte.

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Coletit

{ Cole″tit′ or Coal″tit (?), } n.(Zoöl.) A small European titmouse (Parus ater), so named from its black color; — called also coalmouse and colemouse.

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Coleus

‖Co″le‐us (?), n.(Bot.) A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for its bright-colored or variegated leaves.

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Colewort

Cole″wort′ (?), n. [AS. cawlwyrt; cawl cole + wyrt wort. Cf. Collards.] 1. A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a compact head.2. Any white cabbage before the hea...

5378

Colfox

Col″fox′ (?), n. A crafty fox. Chaucer.

5379

Colic

Col″ic (?), n. [F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the colic, GR. �, fr. �, �, the colon. The disease is so named from its being seated in or near the colon. See Colon.] (Med....

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Colic (2)

Col″ic, a. 1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. Milton.2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic arteries.

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Colical

Col″ic‐al (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, colic. Swift.

5382

Colicky

Col″ick‐y (?), a. Pertaining to, or troubled with, colic; as, a colicky disorder.

5383

Colicroot

Col″ic‐root′ (?), n. A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in a long spike (Aletris farinosa and A. ...

5384

Colin

Col″in (?), n. [F. colin; prop. a dim. of Colas, contr. fr. Nicolas Nicholas.] (Zoöl.) The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to other related species. See Bob...

5385

Coliseum

Col′i‐se″um (?), n. [NL. (cf. It. coliseo, colosseo), fr. L. colosseus colossal, fr. colossus a colossus. See Colossus, and cf. Colosseum.] The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome...

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Colitis

‖Co‐li″tis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � + -itis.] (Med.) An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous membrane; colonitis.

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Coll

Coll (?), v. t. [OF. coler, fr. L. collum neck.] To embrace. “They coll and kiss him.” Latimer.

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Collaborateur

‖Col‐la′bo‐ra‐teur″ (?), n. See Collaborator.

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Collaboration

Col‐lab′o‐ra″tion (?), n. The act of working together; united labor.

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Collaborator

Col‐lab″o‐ra′tor (?), n. [L. collaborare to labor together; col- + laborare to labor: cf. F. collaborateur.] An associate in labor, especially in literary or scientific labor.

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Collagen

Col″la‐gen (?), n. [Gr. κόλλα glue + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.) The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it b...

5392

Collagenous

Col‐lag″e‐nous (?), a.(Physiol.) Containing or resembling collagen.

5393

Collapse

Col‐lapse″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Collapsed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Collapsing] [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to collapse; col- + labi to fall, slide. See Lapse.] 1. To fall toge...

5394

Collapse (2)

Col‐lapse″ (?), n. 1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow vessel.2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any kind; a breakdown.3. (Med.) Extre...

5395

Collapsion

Col‐lap″sion (?), n. [L. collapsio.] Collapse. Johnson.

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Collar

Col″lar (?), n. [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier, necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum; akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. Hals, n.] 1. Somet...

5397

Collar (2)

Col″lar, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Collared (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Collaring.] 1. To seize by the collar.2. To put a collar on.To collar beef (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it c...

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Collar bone

Col″lar bone′ (?). (Anat.) The clavicle.

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Collards

Col″lards (kŏl″lẽrdz), n. pl. [Corrupted fr. colewort.] Young cabbage, used as “greens”; esp. a kind cultivated for that purpose; colewort.

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Collared

Col″lared (kŏl″lẽrd), a. 1. Wearing a collar. “Collared with gold.” Chaucer.2. (Her.) Wearing a collar; — said of a man or beast used as a bearing when a collar is represented a...