Part 623

{ Cow"rie Cow"ry } (kou"r&ybreve;), n.; pl. Cowries (- r&ibreve;z). [Hind. kaurī.] (Zo÷l.) A marine shell of the genus CyprŠa.

&fist; There are numerous species, many of them ornamental. Formerly C. moneta and several other species were largely used as money in Africa and some other countries, and they are still so used to some extent. The value is always trifling, and varies at different places.

Cow"slip` (-sl&ibreve;p`), n. [AS. cūslyppe, cūsloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf. Slop, n.] (Bot.) 1. A common flower in England (Primula veris) having yellow blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often cultivated in the United States.

2. In the United States, the marsh marigold (Caltha palustris), appearing in wet places in early spring and often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than to a true cowslip. See Illust. of Marsh marigold.

American cowslip (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West (Dodecatheon Meadia), belonging to the same order (PrimulaceŠ) with the English cowslip. -- French cowslip (Bot.), bear's-ear (Primula Auricula).

Cow"slipped` (-sl&ibreve;pt`), a. Adorned with cowslips. "Cowslipped lawns." Keats.

Cow's" lung"wort` (kouz" l?ng"w?rt`). Mullein.

Cow" tree` (kou" tr?`). [Cf. SP. palo de vaca.] (Bot.) A tree (Galactodendron utile or Brosimum Galactodendron) of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing fluid, resembling milk.

Cow"weed" (-wEd`),, n. (Bot.) Same as Cow parsley.

Cow"wheat` (-hw?t`), n. (Bot.) A weed of the genus Melampyrum, with black seeds, found on European wheatfields.

Cox (k?ks), n. [OE. cokes. Cf. Coax.] A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [Obs.]

Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. Beau. & Fl.

||Cox"a (k?ks"?), n. [L., the hip.] (Zo÷l.) The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.

{ ||Cox*al"gi*a (-?l"j?-?), Cox"al`gy (k?ks"?l`j?), } n. [NL. coxalgia, fr. L. coxa hip. + Gr. &?;&?;&?; pain: cf. F. coxalgie.] (Med.) Pain in the hip.

Cox"comb` (k?ks"k?m`), n. [A corrupted spelling of cock's comb.] 1. (a) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps. (b) The cap itself.

2. The top of the head, or the head itself.

We will belabor you a little better, And beat a little more care into your coxcombs. Beau & Fl.

3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.

Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy Of powdered coxcombs at her levee. Goldsmith.

Some are bewildered in the maze of schools, And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools. Pope.

4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.

Cox*comb"ic*al (k?ks-k?m"?-kal), a. Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish; conceited. -- Cox*comb"ic*al*ly, adv.

Studded all over in coxcombical fashion with little brass nails. W. Irving.

Cox"comb"ly (k?ks"k?m`l?), a. like a coxcomb. [Obs.] "You coxcombly ass, you!" Beau. & Fl.

Cox"comb`ry (-r?), n. The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.

Cox*com"ic*al (k?ks-k?m"?-kal), a. Coxcombical. [R.]

Cox*com"ic*al*ly, adv. Conceitedly. [R.]

Cox"swain` (k?k"sw?n, Colloq. k?k"s'n), n. See Cockswain.