COURIER
COURIER, noun [Latin] A messenger sent express, for conveying letters or dispatches on public business.
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COURSE
COURSE, noun1. In its general sense, a passing; a moving, or motion forward, in a direct or curving line; applicable to any body or substance, solid or fluid.Applied to animals,...
COURSED
COURSED, participle passive Hunted; chased; pursued; caused to run.
COURSER
COURSER, noun1. A swift horse; a runner; a war-horse; a word used chiefly in poetry.2. One who hunts; one who pursues the sport of coursing hares.3. A disputant. [Not in use.]
COURSES
COURSES, nounplural1. In a ship, the principal sails, as the main sail, fore sail, and mizen; sometimes the name is given to the stay sails on the lower masts; also to the main ...
COURSEY
COURSEY, noun Part of the hatches in a galley.
COURSING
COURSING, participle present tense Hunting; chasing; running; flowing; compelling to run.COURSING, noun The act or sport of chasing and hunting hares, foxes or deer.
COURT
COURT, noun1. A place in front of a house, inclosed by a wall or fence; in popular language, a court-yard.2. A space inclosed by houses, broader than a street; or a space formin...
COURT-BARON
COURT-BARON, noun A barons court; a court incident to a manor.
COURT-BRED
COURT-BRED, adjective [See Breed.] Bred at court.
COURT-BREEDING
COURT-BREEDING, noun Education at a court.
COURT-BUBBLE
COURT-BUBBLE, noun The trifle of a court.
COURT-CHAPLAIN
COURT-CHAPLAIN, noun A chaplain to a king or prince.
COURT-CUPBOARD
COURT-CUPBOARD, noun The sideboard of ancient days.
COURT-DAY
COURT-DAY, noun A day in which a court sits to administer justice.
COURT-DRESS
COURT-DRESS, noun A dress suitable for an appearance at court of levee.
COURT-DRESSER
COURT-DRESSER, noun A flatterer.
COURT-FASHION
COURT-FASHION, noun The fashion of a court.
COURT-FAVOR
COURT-FAVOR, noun A favor or benefit bestowed by a court or prince.
COURT-HAND
COURT-HAND, noun The hand or manner of writing used in records and judicial proceedings.
COURT-HOUSE
COURT-HOUSE, noun A house in which established courts are held, or a house appropriated to courts and public meetings.
COURT-LADY
COURT-LADY, noun A lady who attends or is conversant in court.
COURT-LEET
COURT-LEET, noun A court of record held once a year, in particular hundred, lordship or manor, before the steward of the leet.
COURT-MARTIAL
COURT-MARTIAL, noun A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the trial of offences of a military character.
COURTED
COURTED, participle passive Flattered; wooed; solicited in marriage; sought.
COURTEOUS
COURTEOUS, adjective [from court.]1. Polite; wellbred; being of elegant manners; civil; obliging; condescending; applied to persons.2. Polite; civil; graceful; elegant; complais...
COURTEOUSLY
COURTEOUSLY, adverb In a courteous manner; with obliging civility and condescension; complaisantly.