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Cote (kōt), n. [See 1st Cot.] 1. A cottage or hut. [Obs.]

2. A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals, as for sheep or doves.

Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve, In hurdled cotes. Milton.

Cote, v. t. [Prob. from F. c˘tÚ side, OF. costet, LL. costatus, costatum, fr. L. costu rib, side: cf. F. c˘toyer to go or keep at the side of. See Coast.] To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get before; as, a dog cotes a hare. [Obs.] Drayton.

We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming. Shak.

Cote, v. t. [See Quote.] To quote. [Obs.] Udall.

Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous (k?-t?m`p?-r?"n?-?s), a. [See Contemporaneous.] Living or being at the same time; contemporaneous. -- Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness, n.

Co*tem"po*ra*ry (k?-t?m"p?-r?-r?), a. Living or being at the same time; contemporary.

Co*tem"po*ra*ry, n.; pl. Cotemporaries (-r&ibreve;z). One who lives at the same time with another; a contemporary.

Co*ten"ant (k?-t?n"ant), n. A tenant in common, or a joint tenant.

||Co`te*rie" (k?`te-r?"; 277), n. [F., prob. from OF. coterie servile tenure, fr. colier cotter; of German origin. See 1st Cot.] A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for social, literary, or other purposes; a clique. "The queen of your coterie." Thackeray.

Co*ter"mi*nous (k?-t?r"m?-n?s), a. [Cf. Conterminous.] Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with.

Cot"gare` (k?t"g?r`), n. Refuse wool. [Obs. or Prov.]

Co"thurn (k?"th?rn), n. [L. cothurnus, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;. Cf. Cothurnus.] A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence, tragedy in general.

The moment had arrived when it was thought that the mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect. Motley.

{ Co*thur"nate (k?-th?r"n?t), Co*thur"na*ted (-n?-t?d), } a. 1. Wearing a cothurn.

2. Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.

||Co*thur"nus (-n?s), n. [L.] Same as Cothurn.

Co*tic"u*lar (k?-t?k"?-l?r), a. [L. coticula a small touchstone, dim. cos, cotis, whetstone.] Pertaining to whetstones; like or suitable for whetstones.

Co*tid"al (k?-t?d"al), a. Marking an equality in the tides; having high tide at the same time.

Cotidal lines (Phys. Geog.), lines on a map passing through places that have high tide at the same time.

{ ||Co`til`lon" (k&osl;`t&esl;`y˘N" or k&osl;`t&esl;l`-; 277), Co*til"lion (k&osl;*t&ibreve;l"yŭn), } n. [F. cotillon, fr. OF. cote coat, LL. cotta tunic. See Coat.] 1. A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.

2. A tune which regulates the dance.

3. A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.

||Co*tin"ga (k&osl;*t&esl;&nsm;"g&adot;), n. [Native South American name.] (Zo÷l.) A bird of the family CotingidŠ, including numerous bright-colored South American species; -- called also chatterers.

Cot"ise (k&obreve;t"&ibreve;s), n. (Her.) See Cottise.

Cot"ised (-?st), a. (Her.) See Cottised.

Cot"land (k?t"l?nd), n. Land appendant to a cot or cottage, or held by a cottager or cotter.