Webster's Dictionary 1913

5185

Coextension

Co′ex‐ten″sion (kō′ĕks‐tĕn″shŭn), n. The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally extended.

5186

Coextensive

Co′ex‐ten″sive (?), a. Equally extensive; having equal extent; as, consciousness and knowledge are coextensive. Sir W. Hamilton. — Co′ex‐ten″sive‐ly, adv. — Co`ex*ten"sive*ness, n.

5187

Coffee

Cof″fee (?; 115), n. [Turk. qahveh, Ar. qahuah wine, coffee, a decoction of berries. Cf. Café.] 1. The “beans” or “berries” (pyrenes) obtained from the drupes of a small evergre...

5188

Coffeehouse

Cof″fee‐house′ (?), n. A house of entertainment, where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and where men meet for conversation.The coffeehouse must not be di...

5189

Coffeeman

Cof″fee‐man (?), n. One who keeps a coffeehouse. Addison.

5190

Coffeepot

Cof″fee‐pot (?), n. A covered pot in which coffee is prepared, or is brought upon the table for drinking.

5191

Coffeeroom

Cof″fee‐room′ (?), n. A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be obtained.

5192

Coffer

Cof″fer (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus basket, fr. Gr. �. Cf. Coffin, n.] 1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for keeping money or other valuable...

5193

Coffer (2)

Cof″fer, v. t. 1. To put into a coffer. Bacon.2. (Mining.) To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming clay behind the masonry or timbering. Raymond.3. To form with or in a c...

5194

Cofferdam

Cof″fer‐dam (?), n. A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river, etc.) and permit the laying of founda...

5195

Cofferer

Cof″fer‐er (?), n. One who keeps treasures in a coffer.

5196

Cofferwork

Cof″fer‐work′ (?), n.(Masonry) Rubblework faced with stone. Knight.

5197

Coffin

Cof″fin (?; 115), n. [OE., a basket, receptacle, OF. cofin, fr. L. cophinus. See Coffer, n.] 1. The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for burial.They embalmed him, and...

5198

Coffin (2)

Cof″fin, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Coffined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Coffining.] To inclose in, or as in, a coffin.Would'st thou have laughed, had I come coffined home?Shak.Devotion is not ...

5199

Coffinless

Cof″fin‐less, a. Having no coffin.

5200

Coffle

Cof″fle (?; 115), n. [Ar. kafala caravan.] A gang of negro slaves being driven to market.

5201

Cog

Cog (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Cogged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cogging.] [Cf. W. coegio to make void, to beceive, from coeg empty, vain, foolish. Cf. Coax, v. t.]1. To seduce, or draw a...

5202

Cog (2)

Cog (?), v. i. To deceive; to cheat; to play false; to lie; to wheedle; to cajole.For guineas in other men's breeches,Your gamesters will palm and will cog.Swift.

5203

Cog (3)

Cog, n. A trick or deception; a falsehood. Wm. Watson.

5204

Cog (4)

Cog, n. [Cf. Sw. kugge a cog, or W. cocos the cogs of a wheel.] 1. (Mech.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on ...

5205

Cog (5)

Cog, v. t. To furnish with a cog or cogs.Cogged breath sound(Auscultation), a form of interrupted respiration, in which the interruptions are very even, three or four to each in...

5206

Cog (6)

Cog, n. [OE. cogge; cf. D. kog, Icel. kuggr Cf. Cock a boat.] A small fishing boat. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

5207

Cogency

Co″gen‐cy (?), n. [See Cogent.] The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction; conclusiveness; force.An antecedent argument of extreme cogency.J. H. Newman.

5208

Cogenial

Co‐ge″ni‐al (?), a. Congenial.

5209

Cogent

Co″gent (kō″jĕnt), a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of cogere to drive together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See Agent, a., and cf. Coact to force, Coagulate, p. a.] 1. Compelling, in ...

5210

Cogently

Co″gent‐ly, adv. In a cogent manner; forcibly; convincingly; conclusively. Locke.

5211

Cogger

Cog″ger (kŏg″gẽr), n. [From Cog to wheedle.] A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper.