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Cosmoramic (kŏzm�rămĭk), a. Of or pertaining to a cosmorama.
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Cosmos (kŏzmŏs), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kosmos order, harmony, the world (from its perfect order and arrangement); akin to Skr. çad to distinguish one's self.]
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1. The universe or universality of created things; -- so called from the order and harmony displayed in it.
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2. The theory or description of the universe, as a system displaying order and harmony. Humboldt.
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Cosmos (?), n. (Bot.) A genus of composite plants closely related to Bidens, usually with very showy flowers, some with yellow, others with red, scarlet, purple, white, or lilac rays. They are natives of the warmer parts of America, and many species are cultivated. Cosmos bipinnatus and Cosmos diversifolius are among the best-known species; Cosmos caudatus, of the West Indies, is widely naturalized.
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Cosmosphere (kŏzm?-sf?r), n. [Gr. kosmos the world + E. sphere.] An apparatus for showing the position of the earth, at any given time, with respect to the fixed stars. It consist of a hollow glass globe, on which are depicted the stars and constellations, and within which is a terrestrial globe.
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Cosmotheism (k?zm?-th??z'm), n. [Gr. kosmos the world + ��� god.] Same as . [R.]
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Cosmothetic (k?zm?-th?t?k), a. [Gr. kosmos universe + ��� to place or arrange.] (Metaph.) Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the physical or external world.
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Coloq. Cosmothetic idealists (Metaph.), those who assume, without attempting to prove, the reality of external objects as corresponding to, and being the ground of, the ideas of which only the mind has direct cognizance.
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The cosmothetic idealists . . . deny that mind is immediately conscious of matter. Sir W. Hamilton.
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Cosovereign (k?-s?v?r-?n or k?-s?v-), n. A joint sovereign.
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Coss (kŏs), n. [Cf. Pers. kōs a road measure of about two miles; or Skr. krōça.] A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to two English miles. Whitworth.
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Coss, n. [It. cosa.] A thing (only in phrase below).
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Coloq. Rule of Coss , an old name for Algebra. [It. regola di cosa rule of thing, the unknown quantity being called the cosa, or the thing.]
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Cossack (k?ss?k), n. [Russ. kozak', kazak': cf. Turk. kazāk.] One of a warlike, pastoral people, skillful as horsemen, inhabiting different parts of the Russian empire and furnishing valuable contingents of irregular cavalry to its armies, those of Little Russia and those of the Don forming the principal divisions.
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Cossack post. (Mil.) An outpost consisting of four men, forming one of a single line of posts substituted for the more formal line of sentinels and line of pickets.
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Cossas (k?ss?s), n. [F.] Plain India muslin, of various qualities and widths.
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Cosset (k?ss?t), n. [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G. kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.] A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in general.
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Cosset, v. t. To treat as a pet; to fondle.
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She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made much of. O. W. Holmes.

Cossette (?), n. [F.] One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in sugar making.
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{ Cossic (k?ss?k), Cossical (-s?-kal), } a. [It. cossico. See 2d .] Of or relating to algebra; as, cossic numbers, or the cossic art. [Obs.] “Art of numbers cossical.” Digges (1579).
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Cost (kŏst; 115), n. [L. costa rib. See .] 1. A rib; a side; a region or coast. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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Betwixt the costs of a ship. B. Jonson.
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2. (Her.) See .
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Cost (kŏst; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cost; p. pr. & vb. n. Costing.] [OF. coster, couster, F. coûter, fr. L. constare to stand at, to cost; con- + stare to stand. See , and cf. .] 1. To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost, expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket cost a dollar; the effort cost his life.
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A diamond gone, cost me two thousand ducats. Shak.
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Though it cost me ten nights' watchings. Shak.
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2. To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.
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To do him wanton rites, which cost them woe. Milton.
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Coloq. To cost dear , to require or occasion a large outlay of money, or much labor, self-denial, suffering, etc.
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Cost, n. [OF. cost, F. coût. See , v. t. ] 1. The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense; hence, whatever, as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc., is requisite to secure benefit.
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One day shall crown the alliance on 't so please you,
Here at my house, and at my proper cost. Shak.
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At less cost of life than is often expended in a skirmish, [Charles V.] saved Europe from invasion. Prescott.
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2. Loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering.
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I know thy trains,
Though dearly to my cost, thy gins and toils. Milton.
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3. pl. (Law) Expenses incurred in litigation.
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☞ Costs in actions or suits are either between attorney and client, being what are payable in every case to the attorney or counsel by his client whether he ultimately succeed or not, or between party and party, being those which the law gives, or the court in its discretion decrees, to the prevailing, against the losing, party.
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Coloq. Bill of costs . See under . -- Coloq. Cost free , without outlay or expense. “Her duties being to talk French, and her privileges to live cost free and to gather scraps of knowledge.” Thackeray.
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Costa (kŏstȧ), n. [L., rib. See .] 1. (Anat.) A rib of an animal or a human being.
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2. (Bot.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib.
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3. (Zoöl.) (a) The anterior rib in the wing of an insect. (b) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior of many corals.
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Costage (k?st?j; 115), n. [OF. coustage.] Expense; cost. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Costal (k?stal), a. [Cf. F. costal. See .] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body; as, costal nerves.
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2. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Relating to a costa, or rib.
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Coloq. Costal cartilage . See , and Illust. of .
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Costal-nerved (k?stal-n?rvd), a. (Bot.) Having the nerves spring from the midrib.
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co-star v. t. to feature as the co-star in a performance; as, the film co-starred Robin Williams as the psychiatrist.
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co-star v. i. to be the co-star in a performance; as, Robin Williams co-starred in the film.
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Costard (k?st?rd), n. [Prob. fr. OF. coste rib, side, F. côte, and meaning orig., a ribbed apple, from the ribs or angles on its sides. See .] 1. An apple, large and round like the head.
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Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . . ; others more of water than wind, as your costards and pomewaters. Muffett.
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2. The head; -- used contemptuously.
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Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder. Shak.
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Costardmonger (-m?ng?r), n. A costermonger.
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{ Costate (k?st?t), Costated (-t?-t?d), } a. [L. costatus, fr. costa rib.] Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs; (Bot.) having one or more longitudinal ribs.
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Costean (k?st?n), v. i. [Cornish cothas dropped + stean tin.] To search after lodes. See .
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Costeaning, n. The process by which miners seek to discover metallic lodes. It consist in sinking small pits through the superficial deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to another across the direction of the vein, in such manner as to cross all the veins between the two pits.
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Costellate (k?s-t?ll?t), a. [L. costa rib.] Finely ribbed or costated.
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Coster (k?st?r), n. [Abbrev. of costermonger.] One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc.
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Costermonger (k?st?r-m?ng?r), n. [See .] An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit or vegetables; a fruiterer. [Written also costardmonger.]
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Costiferous (k?s-t?f?r-?s), a. [Costa + -ferous.] (Anat.) Rib-bearing, as the dorsal vertebræ.
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costing n. cost accounting. [British]
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Costive (k?st?v), a. [OF. costevé, p. p. of costever, F. constiper, L. constipare to press closely together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram. See , , and cf. .] 1. Retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a motion of the bowels; constipated.
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2. Reserved; formal; close; cold. [Obs.] “A costive brain.” Prior. “Costive of laughter.” B. Jonson.
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You must be frank, but without indiscretion; and close, but without being costive. Lord Chesterfield.
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3. Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [Obs.]
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Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the sun and wind. Mortimer.
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Costively, adv. In a costive manner.
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Costiveness, n. 1. An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels; constipation.
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2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness. [Obs.]
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A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in public elocution with myself. Wakefield.
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Costless (k?stl?s; 115), a. Costing nothing.
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Costlewe (-l?), a. Costly. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Costliness (-l?-n?s), n. The quality of being costy; expensiveness; sumptuousness.
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Costly (k?stl?; 115), a. [From Cost expense.]
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1. Of great cost; expensive; dear.
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He had fitted up his palace in the most costly and sumptuous style, for the accomodation of the princess. Prescott.
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2. Gorgeous; sumptuous. [Poetic.]
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To show how costly summer was at hand. Shak.
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Costmary (k?stm?-r?), n. [L. costum an Oriental aromatic plant (Gr. ���, cf. Ar. kost, kust) + Maria Mary. Cf. .] (Bot.) A garden plant (Chrysanthemum Balsamita) having a strong balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer. Called also alecost.
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Coston lights (?). Signals made by burning lights of different colors and used by vessels at sea, and in the life-saving service; -- named after their inventor.
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Costotome (k?st?-t?m), n. [Costa + Gr. ���� to cut.] An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections. Knight.
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cost-plus adj. determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; as, a cost-plus government contract.
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Costrel (k?str?l), n. [CF. W. costrel, OF. costrel, LL. costrellum, a liquid measure, costrellus a wine cup.] A bottle of leather, earthenware, or wood, having ears by which it was suspended at the side. [Archaic]
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A youth, that, following with a costrel, bore
The means of goodly welcome, flesh and wine. Tennyson.
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Costume (k?st?m or k?s-t?m), n. [F. costume, It. costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for consuetudo custom. See , and cf. .] 1. Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period.
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2. Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described.
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I began last night to read Walter Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel . . . .I was extremely delighted with the poetical beauty of some parts . . . .The costume, too, is admirable. Sir J. Mackintosh.
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3. A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes.
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Costumer (-t?m?r), n. One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc.
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costusroot n. an annual herb (Saussurea costus) of the eastern Himalayas (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving furs.
Syn. -- Saussurea costus, Saussurea lappa.
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Co-sufferer (k?-s?ff?r-?r), n. One who suffers with another. Wycherley.
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Cosupreme (k?s?-pr?m), n. A partaker of supremacy; one jointly supreme. Shak.
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Cosurety (k?-sh?rt?; 136), n.; pl. Cosureties (-t�z). One who is surety with another.
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Cosy (k?z?), a. See .
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Cot (kŏt), n. [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage; akin to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. .] 1. A small house; a cottage or hut.
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The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. Goldsmith.
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2. A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals, as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.
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3. A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore finger. See also .
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4. [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat.
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Coloq. Bell cot . (Arch.) See under .
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Cot (kŏt), n. [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF. coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress. See a cottage.] A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. [Written also cott.]
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Cotangent (k?-t?njent), n. [For co. tangens, an abbrev. of L. complementi tangens. See .] (Trig.) The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of .
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Cotarnine (k?-t?rn?n or -n?n), n. [F., fr. narcotine, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C12H13NO3, obtained as a product of the decomposition of narcotine. It has weak basic properties, and is usually regarded as an alkaloid.
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Cote (kōt), n. [See 1st .] 1. A cottage or hut. [Obs.]
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2. A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves.
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Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve,
In hurdled cotes. Milton.
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Cote, v. t. [Prob. from F. côté side, OF. costet, LL. costatus, costatum, fr. L. costu rib, side: cf. F. côtoyer to go or keep at the side of. See .] To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before; as, a dog cotes a hare. [Obs.] Drayton.
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We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming. Shak.
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Cote, v. t. [See .] To quote. [Obs.] Udall.
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Coteau (?), n.; pl. Coteaux (#). [F., a hill.] [Canada & U. S.] 1. A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys; a divide.
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2. The side of a valley.
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Cotemporaneous (k?-t?mp?-r?n?-?s), a. [See .] Living or being at the same time; contemporaneous. -- Cotemporaneously, adv. -- Cotemporaneousness, n.
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Cotemporary (k?-t?mp?-r?-r?), a. Living or being at the same time; contemporary.
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Cotemporary, n.; pl. Cotemporaries (-rĭz). One who lives at the same time with another; a contemporary.
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Cotenant (k?-t?nant), n. A tenant in common, or a joint tenant.
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Coterie (k?te-r?; 277), n. [F., prob. from OF. coterie servile tenure, fr. colier cotter; of German origin. See 1st .] A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique. “The queen of your coterie.” Thackeray.
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Coterminous (k?-t?rm?-n?s), a. [Cf. .] Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with.
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Cotgare (k?tg?r), n. Refuse wool. [Obs. or Prov.]
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Cothurn (k?th?rn), n. [L. cothurnus, Gr. ����. Cf. .] A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general.
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The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect. Motley.
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{ Cothurnate (k?-th?rn?t), Cothurnated (-n?-t?d), } a. 1. Wearing a cothurn.
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2. Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.
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Cothurnus (-n?s), n. [L.] Same as .
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Coticular (k?-t?k?-l?r), a. [L. coticula a small touchstone, dim. cos, cotis, whetstone.] Pertaining to whetstones; like or suitable for whetstones.
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Cotidal (k?-t?dal), a. Marking an equality in the tides; having high tide at the same time.
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Coloq. Cotidal lines (Phys. Geog.), lines on a map passing through places that have high tide at the same time.
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{ Cotillon (k�t�yôN or k�t�l-; 277), Cotillion (k�tĭlyŭn), } n. [F. cotillon, fr. OF. cote coat, LL. cotta tunic. See .] 1. A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.
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2. A tune which regulates the dance.
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3. A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.

4. A formal ball, especially one at which debutantes are first presented to society.
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Cotinga (k�t�ṉgȧ), n. [Native South American name.] (Zoöl.) A bird of the family Cotingidæ, including numerous bright-colored South American species; -- called also chatterers.
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Cotise (kŏtĭs), n. (Her.) See .
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Cotised (-?st), a. (Her.) See .
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Cotland (k?tl?nd), n. Land appendant to a cot or cottage, or held by a cottager or cotter.
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Cotquean (k?tkw?n), n. [Cot a cottage + quean.]
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1. A man who busies himself with affairs which properly belong to women. Addison.
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2. A she-cuckold; a cucquean; a henhussy. [Obs.]
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What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face?
We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our pleasures. B. Jonson.
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Cotqueanity (k?t-kw?n?-t?), n. The condition, character, or conduct of a cotquean. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Cotrustee (k?tr?s-t?), n. A joint trustee.
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Cotswold (k?tsw?ld), n. [Cot a cottage or hut + wold an open country.] An open country abounding in sheepcotes, as in the Cotswold hills, in Gloucestershire, England.
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Coloq. Cotswold sheep , a long-wooled breed of sheep, formerly common in the counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and Worcester, Eng.; -- so called from the Cotswold Hills. The breed is now chiefly amalgamated with others.
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Cotta (?), n. [LL. See .] 1. (Eccl.) A surplice, in England and America usually one shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with short sleeves, or sometimes none.
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2. A kind of very coarse woolen blanket.
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Cottage (k?tt?j; 48), n. [From a cottage.] A small house; a cot; a hut.
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☞ The term was formerly limited to a habitation for the poor, but is now applied to any small tasteful dwelling; and at places of summer resort, to any residence or lodging house of rustic architecture, irrespective of size.
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Coloq. Cottage allotment . See under . [Eng.] -- Coloq. Cottage cheese , the thick part of clabbered milk strained, salted, and pressed into a ball.
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Cottaged (-t?jd), a. Set or covered with cottages.
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Even humble Harting's cottaged vale. Collins.
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Cottagely (-t?j-l?), a. Cottagelike; suitable for a cottage; rustic. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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Cottager (k?tt?-j?r), n. 1. One who lives in a cottage.
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2. (Law) One who lives on the common, without paying any rent, or having land of his own.
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{ Cotter, Cottar } (k?tt?r), n. [LL. cotarius, cottarius, coterius. See .] A cottager; a cottier. Burns.
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Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang
Good morrow to the cotter. Whittier.
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