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Co*her"ent*ly, adv. In a coherent manner.

Co*he`si*bil"i*ty (? or ?), n. The state of being cohesible. Good.

Co*he"si*ble (?), a. Capable of cohesion.

Co*he"sion (?), n. [Cf. F. cohÚsion. See Cohere.] 1. The act or state of sticking together; close union.

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.

Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion, which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid. Arbuthnot.

3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of ideas. Locke.

Co*he"sive (?), a. 1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force.

2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay.

Cohesive attraction. See under Attraction.

-- Co*he"sive*ly, adv. -- Co*he"sive*ness, n.

Co*hib"it (?), 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.

Co`hi*bi"tion (?), n. [L. cohibitio.] Hindrance; restraint. [Obs.]

Co`ho*bate (?), 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.

Co`ho*ba"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. cohobation.] (Anc. Chem.) The process of cohobating. Grew.

Co"horn (?), n. (Mil.) See Coehorn.

Co"hort (?), n. [L. cohors, prop. an inclosure: cf. F. cohorte. See Court, n.] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.

2. Any band or body of warriors.

With him the cohort bright Of watchful cherubim. Milton.

3. (Bot.) A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.

Co"hosh (?), 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 ActŠa, plants of the Crowfoot family.

Coif (koif), n. [OF. coife, F. coiffe, LL. cofea, cuphia, fr. OHG. kuppa, kuppha, miter, perh. fr. L. cupa tub. See Cup, n.; but cf. also Cop, Cuff the article of dress, Quoif, n.] 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.]

From point and saucy ermine down To the plain coif and russet gown. H. Brocke.

The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the coif, yet are they considerable. Bacon.

Coif (koif), v. t. [Cf. F. coiffer.] To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.

And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers. J. G. Cooper.

Coifed (koift), a. Wearing a coif.

Coif"fure (?), n. [F., fr. coiffer. See Coif.] A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair. Addison.