Part 2087

-- <wordforms><wf>Co*he"sive*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt> -- <wf>Co*he"sive*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Cohibit</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co*hib"it</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Cohibited</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Cohibiting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>cohibitus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>cohibere</ets> to confine; <ets>co-</ets> + <ets>habere</ets> to hold.]</ety> <def>To restrain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bailey.</i>

<h1>Cohibition</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co`hi*bi"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cohibitio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hindrance; restraint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Cohobate</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co`ho*bate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Cohobated</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Cohobating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[LL. <ets>cohobare</ets>; prob. of Arabic origin: cf. F. <ets>cohober</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Chem.)</fld> <def>To repeat the distillation of, pouring the liquor back upon the matter remaining in the vessel.</def>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Cohobation</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co`ho*ba"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>cohobation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Chem.)</fld> <def>The process of cohobating.</def>

<i>Grew.</i>

<h1>Cohorn</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co"horn</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>See <er>Coehorn</er>.</def>

<h1>Cohort</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co"hort</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cohors</ets>, prop. an inclosure: cf. F. <ets>cohorte</ets>. See <er>Court</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A body of about five or six hundred soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any band or body of warriors.</def>

<blockquote>With him the <b>cohort</b> bright Of watchful cherubim. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A natural group of orders of plants, less comprehensive than a class.</def>

<h1>Cohosh</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co"hosh</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A perennial American herb (<spn>Caulophyllum thalictroides</spn>), whose roostock is used in medicine; -- also called <altname>pappoose root</altname>. The name is sometimes also given to the <spn>Cimicifuga racemosa</spn>, and to two species of <spn>Act\'91a</spn>, plants of the Crowfoot family.</def>

<h1>Coif</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Coif</hw> <tt>(koif)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>coife</ets>, F. <ets>coiffe</ets>, LL. <ets>cofea</ets>, <ets>cuphia</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>kuppa</ets>, <ets>kuppha</ets>, miter, perh. fr. L. <ets>cupa</ets> tub. See <er>Cup</er>, <tt>n.</tt> ; but cf. also <er>Cop</er>, <er>Cuff</er> the article of dress, <er>Quoif</er>, <tt>n.</tt>]</ety> <def>A cap. Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head, like a small hood without a cape. <sd>(b)</sd> An official headdress, such as that worn by certain judges in England.</def> <altsp>[Writting also <asp>quoif</asp>.]</altsp>

<blockquote>From point and saucy ermine down To the plain <b>coif</b> and russet gown. <i>H. Brocke.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The judges, . . . althout they are not of the first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of the <b>coif</b>, yet are they considerable. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Coif</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Coif</hw> <tt>(koif)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>coiffer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.</def>

<blockquote>And <b>coif</b> me, where I'm bald, with flowers. <i>J. G. Cooper.</i></blockquote>