Part 2048

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<blockquote>Pardon the <b>coarseness</b> of the illustration. <i>L'Estrange.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A <b>coarseness</b> and vulgarity in all the proceedings. <i>Burke.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Coarticulation</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co`ar*tic`u*la"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The unoin or articulation of bones to form a joint.</def>

<h1>Co-assessor</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Co`-as*sess"or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A joint assessor.</def>

<h1>Coast</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coast</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>coste</ets>, F. <ets>c\'93te</ets>, rib, hill, shore, coast, L. <ets>costa</ets> rib, side. Cf. <er>Accost</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>, <er>Cutlet</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The side of a thing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Sir I. Newton.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier border.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the uttermost sea, shall your <b>coast</b> be. <i>Deut. xi. 24.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The seashore, or land near it.</def>

<blockquote>He sees in English ships the Holland <b>coast</b>. <i>Dryden.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>We the Arabian <b>coast</b> do know At distance, when the species blow. <i>Waller.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>The coast is clear</col>, <cd>the danger is over; no enemy in sight.</cd>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<cd2>Fig.: <cd>There are no obstacles.</cd> "Seeing that <ex>the coast was clear</ex>, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus."

<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></cd2>

<col>Coast guard</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A body of men originally employed along the coast to prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The force employed in lifesaving stations along the seacoast.</cd> <mark>[U. S.]</mark> -- <col>Coast rat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a South African mammal (<spn>Bathyergus suillus</spn>), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its extensive burrows; -- called also <altname>sand mole</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Coast waiter</col>, <cd>a customhouse officer who superintends the landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<h1>Coast</h1> <Xpage=271>

<hw>Coast</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Coasted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Coasting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>costien</ets>, <ets>costeien</ets>, <ets>costen</ets>, OF. <ets>costier</ets>, <ets>costoier</ets>, F. <ets>c\'93toyer</ets>, <ets>fr</ets>. <ets>Of</ets>. coste coast, F. <ets>c\'93te</ets>. See <er>Coast</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To draw or keep near; to approach.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Anon she hears them chant it lustily, And all in haste she <b>coasteth</b> to the cry. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To sail by or near the shore.</def>

<blockquote>The ancients <b>coasted</b> only in their navigation. <i>Arbuthnot.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To sail from port to port in the same country.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>coste</ets>, F. <ets>c\'93te</ets>, hill, hillside.]</ety> <def>To slide down hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Coast</h1> <Xpage=271>