Coralloid
Cor″al‐loid (?), a. [L. corallum coral + -oid: cf. F. coralloïde.] Having the form of coral; branching like coral.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Coralloidal
Cor′al‐loid″al (?), a. resembling coral; coralloid. Sir T. browne.
Corallum
‖Co‐ral″lum (?), n.(Zoöl.) The coral or skeleton of a zoöphyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See Coral.
Coralwort
Cor″al‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; — called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root.
Coranach
Cor″a‐nach (?), n. [Gael. coranach, or corranach, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.] A lamentation for the...
Corant
{ Co‐rant (?), Co‐ran″to (?) }, n. [See Courant.] A sprightly but somewhat stately dance, now out of fashion.It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig.Sir W. temple.Dancin...
Corb
Corb (kôrb), n. [L. corbis basket. Cf. Corbeil, Corp.] 1. A basket used in coal mines, etc. see Corf.2. (Arch.) An ornament in a building; a corbel.
Corban
Cor″ban (kôr″băn), n. [Heb. qorbān, akin to Ar. qurbān.] 1. (Jewish Antiq.) An offering of any kind, devoted to God and therefore not to be appropriated to any other use; esp., ...
Corbe
Corbe (kôrb), a. [OF. corbe, fr. L. curvus. See Cuve.] Crooked. “Corbe shoulder.” Spenser.
Corbeil
Cor″beil (kôr″bĕl), n. [F. corbeille, fr. L. corbicula a little basket, dim. of corbis basket. Cf. Corbel, Corb, Corvette.] 1. (Arch.) A sculptured basket of flowers; a corbel.2...
Corbel
Cor″bel (kôr″bĕl), n. [F. corbeau, for older corbel, dim. of L. corbis basket. (Corbels were often in the form of a basket.) See Corbeil.] (Arch.) A bracket supporting a superin...
Corbel (2)
Cor″bel, v. t. To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.To corbel out, to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting b...
Corbel-table
Cor″bel–ta′ble (?), n.(Arch.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used to include the stringcourse on them.
Corbeling
{ Cor″bel‐ing, Cor″bel‐ling }, n. Corbel work or the construction of corbels; a series of corbels or piece of continuous corbeled masonry, sometimes of decorative purpose, as in...
Corbie
{ Cor″bieorCor″by } (kôr″by̆), n.; pl.Corbies (–bĭz). [F. corbeau, OF. corbel, dim. fr. L. corvus raven.] 1. (Zoöl.) The raven.2. (her.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a char...
Corbiestep
Cor″bie‐step′ (?), n.(Arch.) One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope; — also called crowstep.
Corchorus
Cor″cho‐rus (kôr″kō̍‐rŭs), n. [Nl., fr. L. corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. κόρχοροσ a wild plant of bitter taste.] (Bot.) The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan glo...
Corcle
{ Cor″cle (kôr″k'l), Cor″cule (–kū̍l) }, n. [L. corculum a little heart, dim. of cor heart.] (Bot.) The heart of the seed; the embryo or germ.
Cord
Cord (kôrd), n. [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord, cord, fr. Gr. χορδή; cf. χολάδεσ intestines, L. haruspex soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. görn, pl. garnir gut, and ...
Cord (2)
Cord (kôrd), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Corded; p. pr. & vb. n.Cording.] 1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords,...
Cordage
Cord″age (kôrd″ā̍j), n. [F. cordage. See Cord.] Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.
Cordal
Cord″al (kôrd″al), n. Same as Cordelle.
Cordate
Cordate (kôr″dā̍t), a. [L. cor, cordis, heart.] (Bot.) Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf.
Cordately
Cor″date‐ly, adv. In a cordate form.
Corded
Cord″ed (kôrd″ĕd), a. 1. Bound or fastened with cords.2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.3. Made of cords. “A corded ladder.” Shak.4. Striped or ribbed with cords; a...
Cordelier
Cor′de‐lier″ (kôr′dē̍‐lēr″), n. [F., fr. OF. cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord.] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; — so called in France from the girdle of ...
Cordeling
Cor″del‐ing (kôr″dĕ‐ĭng), a. [F. cordeler to twist, fr. OF. cordel. See Cordelier.] Twisting.