Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Courtepy

Cour″te‐py (k??r″t?–p?), n. [D. kort short + pije a coarse cloth.] A short coat of coarse cloth.Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy.Chaucer.

8723

Courter

Court″er (k?rt″?r), n. One who courts; one who plays the lover, or who solicits in marriage; one who flatters and cajoles. Sherwood.

8724

Courtesan

Cour″te‐san (k?r″t?–z?n; 277), n. [F. courtisane, fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It. cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See Court.] A woman who prostitutes h...

8725

Courtesanship

Cour″te‐san‐ship, n. Harlotry.

8726

Courtesy

Cour″te‐sy (k?r″t?–s?), n.; pl.Courtesies (–s�z). [OE. cortaisie, corteisie, courtesie, OF. curteisie, cortoisie, OF. curteisie, cortoisie, F. courtoisie, fr. curteis, corteis. ...

8727

Courtesy (2)

Courte″sy (kûrt″sy̆), n. An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women, consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body, with bending of the knees. [Written...

8728

Courtesy (3)

Courte″sy, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Courtesied (–sĭd); p. pr. & vb. n.Courtesying.] To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp. (with reference to women), to bow the ...

8729

Courtesy (4)

Courte″sy, v. t. To treat with civility.

8730

Courthouse

Court″house′ (kīrt″hous′), n. 1. A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings.2. A county town; — so called in Virginia an...

8731

Courtier

Court″ier (kōrt″yẽr), n. [From Court.] 1. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who has an appointment at court.You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state a...

8732

Courtiery

Court″ier‐y (–?), n. The manners of a courtier; courtliness. B. Jonson.

8733

Courtlike

Court″like′ (–l?k′), a. After the manner of a court; elegant; polite; courtly.

8734

Courtliness

Court″li‐ness (–l?–n?s), n. [From Courtly.] The quality of being courtly; elegance or dignity of manners.

8735

Courtling

Court″ling (–l?ng), n. [Court + -ling.] A sycophantic courtier. B. Jonson.

8736

Courtly

Court″ly (–l?), a. [From Court.] 1. Relating or belonging to a court.2. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.In courtly company or at my beads.Shak.3. Disposed to favor the gr...

8737

Courtly (2)

Court″ly, adv. In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.They can produce nothing so courtly writ.Dryden

8738

Courtship

Court″ship (k?rt″sh?p), n. 1. The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor. Swift.2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to marriage.This method of c...

8739

Courtyard

Court″yard (k?rt″y?rd′), n. A court or inclosure attached to a house.

8740

Couscous

Cous″cous′ (k??s″k??s′), n. A kind of food used by the natives of Western Africa, made of millet flour with flesh, and leaves of the baobab; — called also lalo.

8741

Couscousou

Cous′cou‐sou″ (k??s′k??–s??″), n. A favorite dish in Barbary. See Couscous.

8742

Cousin

Cous″in (kŭz″'n), n. [F. cousin, LL. cosinus, cusinus, contr. from L. consobrinus the child of a mother's sister, cousin; con- + sobrinus a cousin by the mother's side, a form d...

8743

Cousin (2)

Cous″in, n. Allied; akin. Chaucer.

8744

Cousin-german

Cous″in–ger″man (–j?r″man), n. [Cousin + german closely akin.] A first cousin. See Note under Cousin, 1.

8745

Cousinage

Cous″in‐age (–?j), n. [F. cousinage, OF., also, cosinage. Cf. Cosinage, Cozenage.] Relationship; kinship. Wyclif.

8746

Cousinhood

Cous″in‐hood (–h??d), n. The state or condition of a cousin; also, the collective body of cousins; kinsfolk.

8747

Cousinly

Cous″in‐ly, a. Like or becoming a cousin.

8748

Cousinry

Cous″in‐ry (k?z″'n–r?), n. A body or collection of cousins; the whole number of persons who stand in the relation of cousins to a given person or persons.