Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Coggery

Cog″ger‐y, n. Trick; deception. Bp. Watson.

5213

Coggle

Cog″gle (?), n. [See Cog small boat.] A small fishing boat. Ham. Nav. Encyc.

5214

Coggle (2)

Cog″gle, n. [Cf. Cobble a cobblestone.] A cobblestone. Halliwell.

5215

Cogitability

Cog′i‐ta‐bil″i‐ty (?), n. The quality of being cogitable; conceivableness.

5216

Cogitable

Cog″i‐ta‐ble (?), a. [L. cogitabilis, fr. cogitare to think.] Capable of being brought before the mind as a thought or idea; conceivable; thinkable.Creation is cogitable by us o...

5217

Cogitabund

Cog″i‐ta‐bund′ (?), a. [L. cogitabundus.] Full of thought; thoughtful. Leigh Hunt.

5218

Cogitate

Cog″i‐tate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Cogitated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Cogitating.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence, pro...

5219

Cogitate (2)

Cog″i‐tate, v. t. To think over; to plan.He... is our witness, how we both day and night, revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than how to satisfy the parts of a go...

5220

Cogitation

Cog′i‐ta″tion (?), n. [L. cogitatio: cf. F. cogitation.] The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation. “Fixed in cogitation deep.” Milton.

5221

Cogitative

Cog″i‐ta‐tive (?), a. [Cf. LL. cogitativus.] 1. Possessing, or pertaining to, the power of thinking or meditating. “Cogitative faculties.” Wollaston.2. Given to thought or conte...

5222

Cogman

Cog″man (?), n. A dealer in cogware or coarse cloth. Wright.

5223

Cognac

Co″gnac′ (?), n. A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac.

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Cognate

Cog″nate (?), a. [L. cognatus; co- + gnatus, natus, p. p. of nasci, anciently gnasci, to be born. See Nation, and cf. Connate.] 1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specificall...

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Cognate (2)

Cog″nate, n. 1. (Law) One who is related to another on the female side. Wharton.2. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as, certain letters are cognates.

5226

Cognateness

Cog″nate‐ness, n. The state of being cognate.

5227

Cognati

‖Cog‐na″ti (?), n. pl.(Law) Relatives by the mother's side. Wharton.

5228

Cognation

Cog‐na″tion (?), n. [L. cognatio.] 1. Relationship by blood; descent from the same original; kindred.As by our cognation to the body of the first Adam.Jer. Taylor.2. Participati...

5229

Cognatus

‖Cog‐na″tus (?), n.(Law) A person connected through cognation.

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Cognisor

{ Cog′ni‐sor″ (? or?), Cog′ni‐see (?), } n. See Cognizor, Cognizee.

5231

Cognition

Cog‐ni″tion (?), n. [L. cognitio, fr. cognoscere, cognitum, to become acquainted with, to know; co- + noscere, gnoscere, to get a knowledge of. See Know, v. t.] 1. The act of kn...

5232

Cognitive

Cog″ni‐tive (?), a. Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as, cognitive power. South.

5233

Cognizable

Cog″ni‐za‐ble (? or �), a. [F. connaissable, fr. connaître to know, L. cognoscere. See Cognition.] 1. Capable of being known or apprehended; as, cognizable causes.2. Fitted to b...

5234

Cognizably

Cog″ni‐za‐bly, adv. In a cognizable manner.

5235

Cognizance

Cog″ni‐zance (? or?; 277), n. [OF. conissance, conoissance, F. connaissance, LL. cognoscentia, fr. L. cognoscere to know. See Cognition, and cf. Cognoscence, Connoisseur.] 1. Ap...

5236

Cognizant

Cog″ni‐zant (? or?), a. [See Cognizance, and cf. Connusant.] Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).

5237

Cognize

Cog″nize (?), v. t. [Cf. Cognizant, Recognize.] To know or perceive; to recognize.The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they are cognized by it.H. Spencer.

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Cognizee

Cog′ni‐zee″ (? or?), n.(Law) One to whom a fine of land was acknowledged. Blackstone.