Part 2046

<i>Kent.</i>

<h1>Coal-meter</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coal"-me`ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A licensed or official coal measurer in London. See <er>Meter</er>.</def>

<i>Simmonds.</i>

<h1>Coalmouse</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coal"mouse`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small species of titmouse, with a black head; the coletit.</def>

<h1>Coalpit</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coal"pit`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A pit where coal is dug.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A place where charcoal is made.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Coal tar</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coal" tar`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used for making printer's ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex mixture from which many substances have been obtained, especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series.</def>

<note>&hand; Among its important ingredients are benzene, aniline, phenol, naphtalene, anthracene, etc., which are respectively typical of many dye stuffs, as the aniline dyes, the phthale\'8bns, indigo, alizarin, and many flavoring extracts whose artificial production is a matter of great commercial importance.</note>

<h1>Coal-whipper</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coal"-whip`per</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<h1>Coal works</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coal" works</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A place where coal is dug, including the machinery for raising the coal.</def>

<h1>Coaly</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coal"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Coal</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, coal; containing coal; of the nature of coal.</def>

<h1>Coamings</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coam"ings</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Comb</er> a crest.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as distinguished from the transverse head ledges.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>combings</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Coannex</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co`an*nex"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To annex with something else.</def>

<h1>Coaptation</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co`ap*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>coaptatio</ets>, fr. <ets>coaptare</ets> to fit together; <ets>co-</ets> + <ets>aptare</ets>. See <er>Aptate</er>.]</ety> <def>The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a broken bone or dislocated joint.</def>

<h1>Coarct, Coarctate</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw><hw>Co*arct"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Co*arc"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Coarctate</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine closely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i>