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Cohabitation (?), n. [L. cohabitatio.] 1. The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same place with another. Feltham.
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2. (Law) The living together of a man and woman in supposed sexual relationship.
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That the duty of cohabitation is released by the cruelty of one of the parties is admitted. Lord Stowell.
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Cohabiter (?), n. A cohabitant. Hobbes.
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Coheir (?), n. A joint heir; one of two or more heirs; one of several entitled to an inheritance.
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Coheiress (?), n. A female heir who inherits with other heiresses; a joint heiress.
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Coheirship, n. The state of being a coheir.
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Coherald (?), n. A joint herald.
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Cohere (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Cohered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Cohering (?).] [L. cohaerere, cohaesum; co- + haerere to stick, adhere. See , a.] 1. To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass.
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Neither knows he . . . how the solid parts of the body are united or cohere together. Locke.
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2. To be united or connected together in subordination to one purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning; to be logically consistent.
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They have been inserted where they best seemed to cohere. Burke.
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3. To suit; to agree; to fit. [Obs.]
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Had time cohered with place, or place with wishing. Shak.

Syn. -- To cleave; unite; adhere; stick; suit; agree; fit; be consistent.
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{ Coherence (?), Coherency (?) }, n. [L. cohaerentia: cf. F. cohérence.] 1. A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the same body; cohesion.
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2. Connection or dependence, proceeding from the subordination of the parts of a thing to one principle or purpose, as in the parts of a discourse, or of a system of philosophy; a logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts; consecutiveness.
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Coherence of discourse, and a direct tendency of all the parts of it to the argument in hand, are most eminently to be found in him. Locke.
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3. the state of cohering.
Syn. -- cohesion, cohesiveness.
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Coherent (?), a. [L. cohaerens, p. pr. See .] 1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid or fluid. Arbuthnot.
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2. Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or discourse.
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3. Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a coherent thinker. Watts.
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4. Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [Obs.]
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Instruct my daughter how she shall persever,
That time and place, with this deceit so lawful,
May prove coherent. Shak.
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5. (Physics, Optics) Of or pertaining to electromagnetic waves that have a constant phase relationship with each other; having identical phase at all points; as, the coherent light produced by a laser.
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coherent light, n. (Physics, Optics) Light in which the phases of all electromagnetic waves at each point on a line normal to the direction of the the beam are identical. Coherent light is usually monochromatic, and the most common source of such light for practical uses is from a laser. The constant phase relations of coherent light allows the achievement of certain effects, such as holography, not possible with noncoherent light. The low degree of angular dispersion of coherent light beams also allows the use of such light in laser ranging, over distances as far as from the earth to the moon.
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Coherently, adv. In a coherent manner.
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Coherer (?), n. (Elec.) Any device in which an imperfectly conducting contact between pieces of metal or other conductors loosely resting against each other is materially improved in conductivity by the influence of Hertzian waves; -- so called by Sir O. J. Lodge in 1894 on the assumption that the impact of the electic waves caused the loosely connected parts to cohere, or weld together, a condition easily destroyed by tapping. A common form of coherer as used in wireless telegraphy consists of a tube containing filings (usually a pinch of nickel and silver filings in equal parts) between terminal wires or plugs (called Coloq. conductor plugs ).
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Cohesibility (? or ?), n. The state of being cohesible. Good.
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Cohesible (?), a. Capable of cohesion.
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Cohesion (?), n. [Cf. F. cohésion. See .] 1. The act or state of sticking together; close union.
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2. (Physics) That from of attraction by which the particles of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or unlike; -- distinguished from adhesion, which unites bodies by their adjacent surfaces.
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Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion, which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid. Arbuthnot.
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3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas. Locke.
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Cohesive (?), a. 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.
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2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay.
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Coloq. Cohesive attraction . See under .

-- Cohesively, adv. -- Cohesiveness, n.
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Cohibit (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cohibited; p. pr. & vb. n. Cohibiting.] [L. cohibitus, p. p. of cohibere to confine; co- + habere to hold.] To restrain. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Cohibition (?), n. [L. cohibitio.] Hindrance; restraint. [Obs.]
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Cohobate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cohobated; p. pr. & vb. n. Cohobating.] [LL. cohobare; prob. of Arabic origin: cf. F. cohober.] (Anc. Chem.) To repeat the distillation of, pouring the liquor back upon the matter remaining in the vessel. Arbuthnot.
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Cohobation (?), n. [Cf. F. cohobation.] (Anc. Chem.) The process of cohobating. Grew.
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Cohorn (?), n. (Mil.) See .
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Cohort (?), n. [L. cohors, prop. an inclosure: cf. F. cohorte. See , n.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.
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2. Any band or body of warriors.
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With him the cohort bright
Of watchful cherubim. Milton.
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3. (Bot.) A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.
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Cohosh (?), n. (Bot.) A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called pappoose root. The name is sometimes also given to the Cimicifuga racemosa, and to two species of Actæa, plants of the Crowfoot family.
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{ Cohune (?), n., or Cohune palm }. [Prob. fr. a native name in Honduras.] A Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm (Attalea cohune), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to make fancy articles, and also yield an oil used as a substitute for coconut oil.
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Coif (koif or kwäf), n. [OF. coife, F. coiffe, LL. cofea, cuphia, fr. OHG. kuppa, kuppha, miter, perh. fr. L. cupa tub. See , n.; but cf. also , the article of dress, , n.] 1. A cap. Specifically: (a) A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape. (b) An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England. [Written also quoif.]
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From point and saucy ermine down
To the plain coif and russet gown. H. Brocke.
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The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable. Bacon.
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2. a .
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Coif (koif or kwäf), v. t. [Cf. F. coiffer.] To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.
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And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers. J. G. Cooper.
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Coifed (koift), a. Wearing a coif.
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Coiffeur (?), n. [F.] A hairdresser.
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coiffeuse n. a woman hairdresser.
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Coiffure (?), n. [F., fr. coiffer. See .] A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair. Addison.
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Coign (koin), n. A var. spelling of , , a corner, wedge; -- chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position advantageous for action or observation.
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From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. The Century.
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The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . . the four projecting coigns would stand up as continents. Nature.
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2. an expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to lock up a form within a chase.
Syn. -- quoin, coigne.
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3. the keystone of an arch.
Syn. -- quoin, coigne.
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Coigne (koin), n. [See , n.] A quoin.
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See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone? Shak.
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{ Coigne, Coigny (?), } n. The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody. [Ireland] Spenser.
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Coil (koil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coiled (koild); p. pr. & vb. n. Coiling.] [OF. coillir, F. cueillir, to collect, gather together, L. coligere; col- + legere to gather. See , and cf. , v. t., .] 1. To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.
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2. To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. [Obs. or R.] T. Edwards.
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Coil, v. i. To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to wind; -- often with about or around.
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You can see his flery serpents . . .
Coiting, playing in the water. Longfellow.
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Coil, n. 1. A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or other like thing, is wound.
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The wild grapevines that twisted their coils from trec to tree. W. Irving.
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2. Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity.
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3. A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a steam heating apparatus.
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Coloq. Induction coil . (Elec.) See under . -- Coloq. Ruhmkorff's coil (Elec.), an induction coil, sometimes so called from Ruhmkorff (�), a prominent manufacturer of the apparatus.
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Coil, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. goil fume, rage.] A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. [Obs.] Shak.
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coiled (koild), adj. curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals; as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on the deck. Opposite of uncoiled. [Narrower terms: coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled; convolute rolled longitudinally upon itself;curled, curled up; involute closely coiled so that the axis is obscured); looped, whorled; twined, twisted; convoluted; involute, rolled esp of petals or leaves in bud: having margins rolled inward); wound]
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coiling adj. 1. 1
Syn. -- helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled.
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Coilon (?), n. [F. See .] A testicle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Coin (koin), n. [F. coin, formerly also coing, wedge, stamp, corner, fr. L. cuneus wedge; prob. akin to E. cone, hone. See , n., and cf. , , .] 1. A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See , and .
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2. A piece of metal on which certain characters are stamped by government authority, making it legally current as money; -- much used in a collective sense.
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It is alleged that it [a subsidy] exceeded all the current coin of the realm. Hallam.
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3. That which serves for payment or recompense.
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The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is repaid in a nobler coin. Hammond.
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Coloq. Coin balance . See Illust. of . -- Coloq. To pay one in his own coin , to return to one the same kind of injury or ill treatment as has been received from him. [Colloq.]
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Coin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Coined (koind); p. pr. & vb. n. Coining.] 1. To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin silver dollars; to coin a medal.
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2. To make or fabricate; to invent; to originate; as, to coin a word.
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Some tale, some new pretense, he daily coined,
To soothe his sister and delude her mind. Dryden.
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3. To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.
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Tenants cannot coin rent just at quarter day. Locke.
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Coin, v. i. To manufacture counterfeit money.
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They cannot touch me for coining. Shak.
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Coinage (?), n. [From , v. t., cf. .] 1. The act or process of converting metal into money.
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The care of the coinage was committed to the inferior magistrates. Arbuthnot.
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2. Coins; the aggregate coin of a time or place.
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3. The cost or expense of coining money.
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4. The act or process of fabricating or inventing; formation; fabrication; that which is fabricated or forged. “Unnecessary coinage . . . of words.” Dryden.
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This is the very coinage of your brain. Shak.
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Coincide (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coincided (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Coinciding.] [L. co- + incidere to fall on; in + cadere to fall: cf. F. coïncider. See , n.] 1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles, when placed one on the other.
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If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it would have rendered the annual revoluton of the earth useless. Cheyne.
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2. To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America.
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3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims coincide.
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The rules of right jugdment and of good ratiocination often coincide with each other. Watts.
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Coincidence (k�ĭnsĭd�ns), n. [Cf. F. coïncidence.] 1. The condition of occupying the same place in space; as, the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc. Bentley.
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2. The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as, the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
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3. Exact correspondence in nature, character, result, circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.
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The very concurrence and coincidence of so many evidences . . . carries a great weight. Sir M. Hale.
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Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth . . . affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and goodness. South.
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Coincidency (?), n. Coincidence. [R.]
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Coincident (k�ĭnsĭd�nt), a. [Cf. F. coïncident.] Having coincidence; occupying the same place; contemporaneous; concurrent; -- followed by with.
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Christianity teaches nothing but what is perfectly suitable to, and coincident with, the ruling principles of a virtuous and well-inclined man. South.
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Coincident (?), n. One of two or more coincident events; a coincidence. [R.] “Coincidents and accidents.” Froude.
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Coincidental (?), a. Coincident.
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Coincidently (?), adv. With coincidence.
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Coincider (?), n. One who coincides with another in an opinion.
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Coindication (?), n. [Cf. F. coïdication.] One of several signs or symptoms indicating the same fact; as, a coindication of disease.
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Coiner (?), n. 1. One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; -- usually, a maker of counterfeit money.
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Precautions such as are employed by coiners and receivers of stolen goods. Macaulay.
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2. An inventor or maker, as of words. Camden.
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Coinhabitant (?), n. One who dwells with another, or with others. “Coinhabitants of the same element.” Dr. H. More.
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Coinhere (?), v. i. To inhere or exist together, as in one substance. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Coinheritance (?), n. Joint inheritance.
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Coinheritor (?), n. A coheir.
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Coinitial (?), a. (Math.) Having a common beginning.
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Coinquinate (?), v. t. [L. coinquinatus, p. p. of coinquinare to defile. See .] To pollute. [Obs.] Skelton.
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Coinquination (?), n. Defilement. [Obs.]
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Coinstantaneous (?), a. Happening at the same instant. C. Darwin.
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Coinsurance (?), n. [Co- + insurance.] Insurance jointly with another or others; specif., that system of fire insurance in which the insurer is treated as insuring himself to the extent of that part of the risk not covered by his policy, so that any loss is apportioned between him and the insurance company on the principle of average, as in marine insurance or between other insurers.
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Cointense (?), a. Equal in intensity or degree; as, the relations between 6 and 12, and 8 and 16, are cointense. H. Spencer.
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Cointension (?), n. The condition of being of equal in intensity; -- applied to relations; as, 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension.
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Cointension . . . is chosen indicate the equality of relations in respect of the contrast between their terms. H. Spencer.
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Coir (koir), n. [Tamil kayiru.] 1. A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut. Homans.
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2. Cordage or cables, made of this material.
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Coistril (?), n. [Prob. from OF. coustillier groom or lad. Cf. .] 1. An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry the knight's arms and other necessaries. [Written also coistrel.]
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2. A mean, paltry fellow; a coward. [Obs.] Shak.
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Coit (koit), n. [See .] A quoit. [Obs.] Carew.
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Coit, v. t. To throw, as a stone. [Obs.] See .
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Coition (?), n. [L. coitio, fr. coire to come together; co- + ire to go.] A coming together; sexual intercourse; copulation. Grew.
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Cojoin (?), v. t. To join; to conjoin. [R.] Shak.
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Cojuror (?), n. One who swears to another's credibility. W. Wotton.
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Coke (?), n. [Perh. akin to cake, n.] Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where � smokeless fire is required. [Written also coak.]
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Coloq. Gas coke , the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished from that made in ovens.
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Coke, v. t. To convert into coke.
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Cokenay (?), n. A cockney. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Cokernut (?), n. (Com.) The cocoanut.
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☞ A mode of spelling introduced by the London customhouse to distinguish more widely between this and other articles spelt much in the same manner.
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Cokes (?), n. [OE. Cf. .] A simpleton; a gull; a dupe. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Cokewold (?), n. Cuckold. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Col- (�). A prefix signifying with, together. See .
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Col (?), n. [F., neck, fr. L. collum neck.] A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains; the pass over such a ridge.
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Cola, n., L. pl. of .
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Cola (?), n. [NL., fr. a native name.] (Bot.) (a) 1. A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil. (b) Same as , below.
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2. a dark-colored carbonated soft drink flavored with extract of the cola nut, and often colored with caramel; also, any soft drink similar in color and flavor to a cola-flavored drink. The name was predominantly derived from the popular soft drink Coca-Cola.
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Colaborer (?), n. One who labors with another; an associate in labor.
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Colander (?), n. [L. colans, -antis, p. pr. of colare to filter, to strain, fr. colum a strainer. Cf. , .] A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like.
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{ Cola nut, Cola seed }. (Bot.) The bitter fruit of Cola acuminata, which is nearly as large as a chestnut, and furnishes a stimulant, which is used in medicine.
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Colation (?), n. [See .] The act or process of straining or filtering. [R.]
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Colatitude (?; 134), n. [Formed like cosine. See .] The complement of the latitude, or the difference between any latitude and ninety degrees.
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Colature (?; 135), n. [L. colatura, from colare: cf. F. colature. See .] The process of straining; the matter strained; a strainer. [R.]
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Colbertine (?), n. [From Jean Baptiste Colbert, a minister of Louis XIV., who encouraged the lace manufacture in France.] A kind of lace. [Obs.]
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Pinners edged with colbertine. Swift.
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Difference rose between
Mechlin, the queen of lace, and colbertine. Young.
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Colchicaceae n. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: Colchicum; Gloriosa.
Syn. -- family Colchicaceae.
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Colchicine (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.] (Chem.) A powerful vegetable alkaloid, C17H19NO5, extracted from the Colchicum autumnale, or meadow saffron, as a white or yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; -- called also colchicia.
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Colchicum (?), n. [L., a plant with a poisonous root, fr. Colchicus Colchian, fr. Colchis, Gr. �, an ancient province in Asia, east of the Black Sea, where was the home of Media the sorceress.] (Bot.) A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of Europe, including the meadow saffron.
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☞ Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds, and perhaps from the flowers, of the Colchicum autumnale (meadow saffron) are used as remedies for gout and rheumatism.
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