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Cor"ti*cal (k?r"t?-kal), a. [L. cortex bark: cf. F. cortical.] Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical substance of the kidney.

{ Cor"ti*cate (k?r"t?-k?t), Cor"ti*ca`ted (- k?`t?d), } a. [L. corticatus.] Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the interior part.

Cor*tic"i*fer (k?r-t?s"?-f?r), n. (Zo÷l.) One of the Gorgoniacea; -- so called because the fleshy part surrounds a solid axis, like a bark.

Cor`ti*cif"er*ous (k?r`t?-s?f"?r-?s), a. [L. cortex, corticis, bark -- -ferous: cf. F. corticif&?;re.] 1. Producing bark or something that resembling that resembles bark.

2. (Zo÷l.) Having a barklike c&?;nenchyms.

Cor*tic"i*form (k?r-t?s"?-f?rm), a. [L. cortex, corticis, bark + -form: cf. F. corticiforme.] Resembling, or having the form of, bark or rind.

Cor"ti*cine (k?r"t?-s?n), n. [F., fr. L. cortex, corticis, bark.] A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground cork and caoutchouc or India rubber.

Cor"ti*cose` (-k?s`), a. [L. corticosus.] Abounding in bark; resembling bark; barky.

Cor"ti*cous (-k?s), a. Relating to, or resembling, bark; corticose.

Cor"tile (k?r"t?l; It. k?r-t?"l?), n. [It., fr. corte court.] An open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large dwelling house or other large and stately building.

Co*run"dum (k&osl;*rŭn"dŭm), n.; pl. Corundums (- dŭmz). [Also corindon.] [From Hind. kurand corundum stone.] (Min.) The earth alumina, as found native in a crystalline state, including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental amethyst, or purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the hair-brown variety. It is the hardest substance found native, next to the diamond.

&fist; The name corundum is sometimes restricted to the non-transparent or coarser kinds. Emery is a dark-colored granular variety, usually admixed with magnetic iron ore.

Co*rus"cant (k?-r?s"kant), a. [L. coruscans, p. pr. See Coruscate.] Glittering in flashes; flashing. Howell.

Cor"us*cate (k?r"?s-k?t or k?-r?s"k?r), v. i. [L. coruscare to flash, vibrate.] To glitter in flashes; to flash.

Syn. -- To glisten; gleam; sparkle; radiate.

Cor`us*ca"tion (k?r`?s-k?"sh?n), n. [L. coruscatio: cf. F. coruscattion.] 1. A sudden flash or play of light.

A very vivid but exceeding short-lived splender, not to call &?;t a little coruscation. Boyle.

2. A flash of intellectual brilliancy.

He might have illuminated his times with the incessant cor&?;&?;cations of his genius. I. Taylor.

Syn. -- Flash; glitter; blaze; gleam; sparkle.

Corve (k?rv), n. See Corf.

||Cor`vee" (k?r`v" or -v?"), n. [F. corvÚe, fr. LL. corvada, corrogata, fr. L. corrogare to entreat together; cor- + rogare to ask.] (Feudal Law) An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of roads, for the lord or sovereign.

Cor"ven (k?r"ven), obs. p. p. of Carve. Chaucer.

{ Cor"vet (k?r"v?t), Cor*vette" (k?r-v?r"), } n. [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf. Corbeil.] (Naut.) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; -- called in the United States navy a sloop of war.

||Cor*vet"to (-v?t"t?), n. (Min.) A curvet. Peacham.

Cor"vine (k?r"v?n), a. [L. corvinus, fr. corvus crow.] Of or pertaining to the crow; crowlike.

Cor"vo*rant (k?r"v?-rant), n. See Cormorant.

Cor"y*bant (k?r"?-b?nt), n.; pl. E. Corybants (-b&?;nts), oftener L. Corybantes (-b&?;n"t&?;z). [L. Corybas, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;.] One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.