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Corbe (?) , a. [OF. corbe , fr. L. curvus . See Cuve .] Crooked. [Obs.] " Corbe shoulder."

Spenser.

Corbell <Xpage=319>

Cor"bell (?) , n. [F. corbeile , fr. L. corbicula a little basket, dim. of corbis basket. Cf. Corbel , Corb , Corvette .] 1. (Arch.) A sculptured basket of flowers; a corbel. [Obs.]

2. pl. (Fort.) Small gabions.

Brande & C.

Corbel <Xpage=319>

Cor"bel (?) , n. [F. corbeau , for older corbel , dim. of L. corbis basket. (Corbels were often in the form of a basket.) See Corbeil .] (Arch.) A bracket supporting a superincumbent object, or receiving the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in Gothic architecture.

&hand; A common form of corbel consists of courses of stones or bricks, each projecting slightly beyond the next below it.

Corbel <Xpage=319>

Cor"bel , v. t. To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel; to make in the form of a corbel.

To corbel out , to furnish with a corbel of courses, each projecting beyond the one next below it.

Corbel-table <Xpage=319>

Cor"bel-ta`ble (?) , n. (Arch.) A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling between them; also, less properly used to include the stringcourse on them.

Corbie &or; Corby <Xpage=319>

Cor"bie &or; Cor"by (?) , n. ; pl. Corbies (#) . [F. corbeau , OF. corbel , dim. fr. L. corvus raven.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) The raven. [Scot.]

2. (her.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge.

Corbie crow , the carrion crow. [Scot.]

Corbiestep <Xpage=319>

Cor"bie*step` (?) , n. (Arch.) One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in place of a continuous slope; -- also called crowstep .

Corchorus <Xpage=319>

Cor"cho*rus (?) , n. [Nl., fr. L. corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko`rchoros a wild plant of bitter taste.] (Bot.) The common name of the kerria Japonica or Japan globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant, seen in old-fashioned gardens.

Corcle, Corcule <Xpage=319>

Cor"cle (?) , Cor"cule (?) , n. [L. corculum a little heart, dim. of cor heart.] (Bot.) The heart of the seed; the embryo or germ. [Obs.]

Cord <Xpage=319>

Cord (?) , n. [F. corde , L. chorda catgut, chord, cord, fr. Gr. <?/; cf. <?/ intestines, L. harus pex soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. g\'94rn , pl. garnir gut, and E. yarn . Cf. Chord , Yarn .] 1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

2. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a cord or line.

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3. Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of vanity.

The knots that tangle human creeds, The wounding cords that bind and strain The heart until it bleeds. Tennyson.

4. (Anat.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord, esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under Spermatic , Spinal , Umbilical , Vocal .

5. (Mus.) See Chord . [Obs.]

Cord wood , wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet (when of full measure).

Cord <Xpage=323>

Cord (k?rd) , v. t. [ imp. & p.p. Corded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Cording .] 1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a garment.

2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the cord.

Cordage <Xpage=323>

Cord"age (k?rd"?j) , n. [F. cordage . See Cord .] Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.

Cordal <Xpage=323>

Cord"al (k?rd" a l) , n. Same as Cordelle .

Cordate <Xpage=323>

Cordate (k?r"d?t) , a. [L. cor , cordis , heart.] (Bot.) Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf .

Cordately <Xpage=323>

Cor"date*ly , adv. In a cordate form.

Corded <Xpage=323>

Cord"ed (k?rd"?d) , a. 1. Bound or fastened with cords.

2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.

3. Made of cords. [Obs.] "A corded ladder."

Shak.

4. Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded surface .

5. (Her.) Bound about, or wound, with cords.

Cordelier <Xpage=323>

Cor`de*lier" (k?r`d??l?r") , n. [F., fr. OF. cordel , F. cordeau , dim. fr. corde string, rope. See Cord .] 1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.

2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in Paris.

Cordeling <Xpage=323>

Cor"del*ing (k?r"d?l??ng) , a. [F. cordeler to twist, fr. OF. cordel . See Cordelier .] Twisting.

Cordelle <Xpage=323>

Cor*delle" (k?r-d?l") , n. [F., dim. of corde cord.] A twisted cord; a tassel.

Halliwell.

Cordial <Xpage=323>

Cor"dial (k?r"j a l, formally k?rd"y a l; 106, 277) , a. [LL. cordialis , fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial . See Heart .] 1. Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.]

A rib with cordial spirits warm. Milton.

2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.

He . . . with looks of cordial love Hung over her enamored. Milton.

3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength or spirits.

Behold this cordial julep here That flames and dances in his crystal bounds. Milton.

Syn. -- Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate; cheering; invigorating. See Hearty .

Cordial <Xpage=323>

Cor"dial , n. 1. Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates.

Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind. Dryden.

2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial .

3. (Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a beverage; a liqueur.

Cordiality <Xpage=323>

Cor*dial"i*ty (k<?/r-j<?/l"<?/-t<?/ &or; k<?/r`d<?/-<?/l"-; 106) , n. ; pl. Cordialities (-t<?/z) . [LL. cordialitas , fr. cordialis sincere: cf. F. cordialit\'82 .] 1. Relation to the heart. [Obs.]

That the ancients had any respect of cordiality or reference unto the heart, will much be doubted. Sir T. Browne.

2. Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard; heartiness.

Motley.

Cordialize <Xpage=323>

Cor"dial*ize (k?r"j a l-?z &or; k?rd"y a l-?z; 106) , v. t. 1. To make into a cordial.

2. To render cordial; to reconcile.

Cordialize <Xpage=323>

Cor"dial*ize , v. i. To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality. [R.]

Cordially <Xpage=323>

Cor"dial*ly , adv. In a cordial manner.

Dr. H. More.

Cordialness <Xpage=323>

Cor"dial*ness , n. Cordiality.

Cotgrave.

Cordierite <Xpage=323>

Cor"di*er*ite (k<?/r"d<?/-<?/r-<?/t) , n. [Named after the geologist Cordier .] (Min.) See Iolite .

Cordoform <Xpage=323>

Cor"do*form (k?r"d?-f?rm) , a. [L. cor , cordis , heart + -form , cf. F. cordiforme .] Heart-shaped.

Gray.

Cordillera <Xpage=323>

Cor*dil"ler*a (k?r-d?l"l?r-?; Sp. k?r`d?-ly?"r?) , n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla , cordiella , dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See Cord .] (Geol.) A mountain ridge or chain.

&hand; Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the system of mountain chains near the border of a continent; thus, the western cordillera of North America in the United States includes the Rocky Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges.

Cordiner <Xpage=323>

Cor"di*ner (k?r"d?-n?r) , n. A cordwainer. [Obs.]

Cordon <Xpage=323>

Cor"don (k?r"d?n; F. k?r" d?n ") , n. [F., fr. corde . See Cord .] 1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric, constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary order. Cf. Grand cordon .

2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar.

Sir E. Sandys.

3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects beyong the face of the wall a few inches.

4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.

5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a mantle in some costumes of state.

Cordon bleu (k<?/r` d<?/n " bl<?/") [F., blue cordon] , a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the cordons bleus , or Knights of the Holy Ghost, famous for their good dinners. -- Cordon sanitaire (k<?/r` d<?/n " s<?/`n<?/`t<?/r") [F., sanitary cordon] , a line of troops or military posts around a district infected with disease, to cut off communication, and thus prevent the disease from spreading.

Cordonnet <Xpage=323>

Cor`don`net" (k?r`d?n`n?") , n. [F., dim. of cordon . See Cardon .] Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for tassels, fringes, etc.

McElrath.

Cordovan <Xpage=323>

Cor"do*van (k?r"d?-v?n) , n. [Sp. cordoban , fr. Cordova , or Cordoba , in Spain. Cf. Cordwain .] Same as Cordwain . in England the name is applied to leather made from horsehide.

Corduroy <Xpage=323>

Cor"du*roy` (k?r"d?-roi` &or; k?r"d?-roi") , n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.] 1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in ridges.

2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy.

Corduroy road , a roadway formed of logs laid side by side across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.]

Corduroy <Xpage=323>

Cor"du*roy` , v. t. To form of logs laid side by side. "Roads were corduroyed ." Gemn. W.T. Sherman.

Cordwain <Xpage=323>

Cord"wain (k?rd"w?n) , n. [OE. cordewan , cordian , OF. cordoan , cordouan , fr. Sp. cordoban . See Cordovan .] A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely finished, colored, gilded, or the like.

Buskins he wore of costliest cordwain . Spenser.

Cordwainer <Xpage=323>

Cord"wain*er (-?r) , n. [OE. cordwaner , cordiner , fr. OF. cordoanier , cordouanier , F. cordonnier .] A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker. [Archaic.]

Core <Xpage=323>

Core (k?r) , n. [F. corps . See Corps .] A body of individuals; an assemblage. [Obs.]

He was in a core of people. Bacon.

Core <Xpage=323>

Core , n. [Cf. Chore .] (Mining.) A miner's underground working time or shift.

Raymond.

&hand; The twenty-four hours are divided into three or four cores .

Core <Xpage=323>

Core , n. [Heb. k<?/r : cf. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/.] A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer.

Num. xi. 32 (Douay version).

Core <Xpage=323>

Core , n. [OF. cor , coer , cuer , F. c<?/ur , fr. L. cor heart. See Heart .] 1. The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall, rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an apple or quince .

A fever at the core , Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore. Byron.

2. The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the core of a ssquare . [Obs.]

Sir W. Raleigh.

3. The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the core of a subject .

4. (Founding) The prtion of a mold which shapes the interior of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold, made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some part of the casting, the form of which is not determined by that of the pattern.

5. A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver. [Prov. Eng.]

Halliwell.

6. (Anat.) The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.

Core box (Founding) , a box or mold, usually divisible, in which cores are molded. -- Core print (Founding) , a projecting piece on a pattern which forms, in the mold, an impression for holding in place or steadying a core.

Core <Xpage=323>

Core , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cord (k?rd) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Coring .] 1. To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an apple .

He's likee a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be cored out. Marston.

2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.

Co-regent <Xpage=323>

Co-re"gent (k?-r?"j e nt) , n. A joint regent or ruler.

Co-relation <Xpage=323>

Co`-re*la"tion (k?`r?-l?"sh?n) , n. Corresponding relation.

Co-religionist <Xpage=323>

Co`-re*li"gion*ist (-l?j"?n-?st) , n. One of the same religion with another.

Coreopsis <Xpage=323>

Co`re*op"sis (k?`r?-?p"s?s) , n. [NL., fr. GR. <?/<?/<?/<?/ bug + <?/<?/<?/ appearance.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. C. tinctoria , of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.

Corer <Xpage=323>

Cor"er (k?rr"?rr) , n. That which cores; an instrument for coring fruit; as, an apple corer .

Co-respondent <Xpage=323>

Co`-re*spond"ent (k?`rr?-sp?nd" e nt) , n. (Law) One who is called upon to answer a summons or other proceeding jointly with another.

Corf <Xpage=323>

Corf (k?rrf) , n. ; pl. Corves (k<?/rvz) . [Cf.LG. & D. korf basket, G. korb , fr. L. corbis .] 1. A basket.

2. (Mining) (a) A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or ore. (b) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.

Corfiote krf-t, Corfute <Xpage=323>

Cor"fi*ote (k?r"f?-?t) , Cor"fute (k?r"f?t) , n. A native or inhabitant of Corfu, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Coriaceous <Xpage=323>

Co`ri*a"ceous (k?`r?-?"sh?s) , a. [L. coriaceous , fr. corium leather. See Cuirass .] 1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough.

2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment.

Coriander <Xpage=323>

Co`ri*an"der (k?`r?-?n"d?r) , n [L. coriandrum , fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/, <?/<?/<?/<?/, perh. fr. <?/<?/<?/ bug, on account of the buglike or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F. coriandre .] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum , the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative.

Coridine <Xpage=323>

Co"ri*dine (k?"r?-d?n; 104) , n. [From L. cortium leather.] A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N , of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. [Written also corindine .]

Corindon <Xpage=323>

Co*rin"don (k?-r?n"d?n) , n. (Min.) See Corrundum .

Corinne <Xpage=323>

Co`rinne" (k?`r?n") , n. (Zo\'94l.) The common gazelle ( Gazella dorcas ). See Gazelle . [Written also korin .]

Corinth <Xpage=323>

Cor"inth (k?r"?nth) , n. [L. Corinthus , Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/. Cf. Currant .] 1. A city of Greece, famed for its luxury and extravagance.

2. A small fruit; a currant. [Obs.]

Broome.

Corinthiac <Xpage=323>

Co*rin"thi*ac (k?-r?n"th?-?k) , a. [L. Corinthiacus .] Pertaining to Corinth.

Corinthian <Xpage=323>

Co*rin"thi*an (- a n) , a. 1. Of or relating to Corinth.

2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans.

This is the lightest and most ornamental of the three orders used by the Greeks. Parker.

3. Debauched in character or practice; impure.

Milton.

4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must be manned by amateurs .)

Corinthian <Xpage=323>

Co*rin"thi*an , n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.

2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]

Corium <Xpage=323>

Co"ri*um (k?"r?-?m) , n. [L. corium leather.] 1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of Edward I.

Fosbroke.

2. (Anat.) (a) Same as Dermis . (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the epithelium.

Corival <Xpage=323>

Co*ri"val (k?-r?"v al ) , n. A rival; a corrival.

Corival <Xpage=323>

Co*ri"val , v. t. To rival; to pretend to equal.

Shak.

Corivalry, Corivalship <Xpage=323>

Co*ri"val*ry , Co*ri"val*ship , n. Joint rivalry.

Cork <Xpage=323>

Cork (k?rk) , n. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. kork , D. kurk ; all fr. Sp. corcho , fr . L . cortex , corticis , bark, rind. Cf. Cortex .] 1. The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree ( Quercus Suber ), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made. See Cutose .

2. A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.

3. A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in greater or less abundance.