COTYLE
COTYLE, noun [Gr.] The cavity of a bone which receives the end of another in articulation.
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COTYLEDON
COTYLEDON, noun [Gr., a hollow or cavity.]1. In botany, the perishable lobe or placenta of the seeds of plants. It involves and nourishes the embryo plant, and then perishes. So...
COTYLEDONOUS
COTYLEDONOUS, adjective Pertaining to cotyledons; having a seed-lobe.
COUCH
COUCH, verb intransitive1. To lie down, as on a bed or place of repose.2. To lie down on the knees; to stop and recline on the knees, as a beast.Fierce tigers couched around.3. ...
COUCH-FELLOW
COUCH-FELLOW, noun A bed fellow; a companion in lodging.
COUCH-GRASS
COUCH-GRASS, noun A species of grass, very injurious to other plants.
COUCHANT
COUCHANT, adjective [See Couch.] Lying down; squatting. In heraldry, lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of dormant, or sleepi...
COUCHED
COUCHED, participle passive Laid down; laid on; hid; included or involved; laid close; fixed in the rest, as a spear; depressed or removed, as a cataract.
COUCHEE
COUCHEE, noun Bedtime; late visiting at night.
COUCHER
COUCHER, noun1. One who couches cataracts.2. In old English statutes, a factor; a resident in a country for traffick.3. A book in which a religious house register their acts.
COUCHING
COUCHING, participle present tense Lying down; laying down; lying close; involving; including; expressing; depressing a cataract.COUCHING, noun The act of stooping or bowing.
COUGH
COUGH, noun A violent effort of the lungs to throw off offending matter; a violent, sometimes involuntary, and sonorous expiration, suddenly expelling the air through the glotti...
COUGHER
COUGHER, noun One that coughs.
COUGHING
COUGHING, participle present tense Expelling from the lungs by a violent effort with noise; expectorating.
COULD
COULD, pronounCOOD. [The past tense of can, according to our customary arrangement in grammar; but in reality a distinct word, can having no past tense. could we receive through...
COULTER
COULTER. [See Colter.]
COUNCIL
COUNCIL, noun [Latin, to call, Gr. See Hold. This word is often confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection. council is a collection or assembly.]1. An assembly of ...
COUNCIL-BOARD
COUNCIL-BOARD, noun Council-table; the table round which a council holds consultation. Hence, the council itself in deliberation or session.
COUNCIL-TABLE
COUNCIL-TABLE, noun Council-board.
COUNCILOR
COUNCILOR, noun The member of a council. [See Counselor.]
COUNSEL
COUNSEL, noun [Latin, to consult; to ask, to assail.]1. Advice; opinion, or instruction, given upon request or otherwise, for directing the judgment or conduct of another; opini...
COUNSEL-KEEPER
COUNSEL-KEEPER, noun One who can keep a secret.
COUNSEL-KEEPING
COUNSEL-KEEPING, adjective Keeping secrets.
COUNSELABLE
COUNSELABLE, adjective Willing to receive counsel; disposed to follow the advice or opinions of others.
COUNSELED
COUNSELED, participle passive Advised; instructed; admonished.
COUNSELING
COUNSELING, participle present tense Advising; instructing; admonishing.
COUNSELOR
COUNSELOR, noun1. Any person who gives advice; but properly one who is authorized by natural relationship, or by birth, office or profession, to advise another in regard to his ...