Cottonwood
Cot″ton‐wood′ (–wo͝od′), n.(Bot.) An American tree of the genus Populus or poplar, having the seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the P. monilifera and P. angust...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Cottony
Cot″ton‐y (–?), a. 1. Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy; nappy; woolly.2. Of or pertaining to cotton; resembling cotton in appearance or character; soft, like...
Cottrel
Cot″trel (k?t″tr?l), n. A trammel, or hook to support a pot over a fire. Knight.
Cotyla
{ Cot″y‐la (k?t″?–l?), Cot″y‐le (k?t″?–l?), } n. [Gr. ��� anything hollow, cup of a joint, small meassure: cf. L. cotyla a measure.] (Anat.) A cuplike cavity or organ. Same as A...
Cotyledon
Cot′y‐le″don (k?t′?–l?″d?n), n. [Gr.��� a cupshaped hollow, fr. ���. See Cotyle.] 1. (Anat.) One of the patches of villi found in some forms of placenta.2. (Bot.) A leaf borne b...
Cotyledonal
Cot′y‐led″on‐al (k?t′?–l?d″?n–a>l), a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cotyledon.
Cotyledonary
Cot′y‐led″on‐a‐ry (–?–r?), a. Having a cotyledon; tufted; as, the cotyledonary placenta of the cow.
Cotyledonous
Cot′y‐led″on‐ous (–?s; 277), a. Of or pertaining to a cotyledon or cotyledons; having a seed lobe.
Cotyliform
Co‐tyl″i‐form (k?–t?l″?–f?rm), a. [Cotyle + -form.] (Zoöl.) Shaped like a cotyle or a cup.
Cotyligerous
Cot′y‐lig″er‐ous (k?t′?–l?j″?r–?s), a. [Cotyle + -gerous.] (Zoöl.) Having cotyles.
Cotyloid
Cot″y‐loid (k?t″?–loid), a. [Cotyle + -oid] (Anat.) (a) Shaped like a cup; as, the cotyloid cavity, which receives the head of the thigh bone. (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavit...
Coucal
‖Cou″cal (k??″k?l), n.(Zoöl.) A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus Centropus, of several species.
Couch
Couch (kouch), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Couched (koucht); p. pr. & vb. n.Couching.] [F. coucher to lay down, lie down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay, put, place; col- + locare...
Couch (2)
Couch, v. i. 1. To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of rest; to repose; to lie.Where souls do couch on flowers, we 'll hand in hand.Shak.If I court moe women, you...
Couch (3)
Couch, n. [F. couche, OF. colche, culche, fr. colchier. See Couch, v. t.] 1. A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the United States, a lounge.Gentle sleep... why...
Couch grass
Couch″ grass′ (gr?s′). (Bot.) See Quitch grass.
Couchancy
Couch″an‐cy (kouch″an–s?), n. State of lying down for repose.
Couchant
Couch″ant (kouch″ant), a. [F., p. pr. of coucher. See Couch, v. t.] 1. Lying down with head erect; squatting.2. (Her.) Lying down with the head raised, which distinguishes the p...
Couché
‖Cou′ché″ (k??′sh?″), a. [F., p. p. of coucher. See Couch, v. t.] (Her.) (a) Not erect; inclined; — said of anything that is usually erect, as an escutcheon. (b) Lying on its si...
Couched
Couched (koucht), a.(Her.) Same as Couch�.
Couchee
Cou″chee (k??″sh?; F. k??″sh?″), n. [F. couch�e a sleeping place from coucher. See Couch, v. t.] A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a sovereign or great prince....
Coucher
Couch″er (kouch″?r), n. 1. One who couches.2. (Paper Manuf.) One who couches paper.3. [Cf. L. collectarius.] (O. Eng. Law) (a) A factor or agent resident in a country for traffi...
Couching
Couch″ing, n. 1. (Med.) The operation of putting down or displacing the opaque lens in cataract.2. Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of the foundation, inste...
Couchless
Couch″less (kouch″l?s), a. Having no couch or bed.
Coudee
Cou″dee (k??″d?; F. k??′d?″), n. [F. coud�e, from coude elbow.] A measure of length; the distance from the elbow to the end of the middle finger; a cubit.
Cougar
Cou″gar (k??″g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.] (Zoöl.) An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembl...
Cough
Cough (k?f), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Coughed (k?ft); p. pr. & vb. n.Coughing.] [Cf. D. kuchen, MHG. k�chen to breathe, G. keuchen to pant, and E. chincough, the first part of which i...