Part 2096

<hw>Cold"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being cold.</def>

<h1>Cold-short</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Cold"-short`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Brittle when cold; <as>as, <ex>cold-short</ex> iron</as>.</def>

<h1>Cold-shut</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Cold"-shut`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <def>Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; -- said of a forging or casting.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>An imperfection caused by such insufficient welding.</def></def2>

<h1>Cole</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Cole</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>col</ets>, <ets>caul</ets>, AS. <ets>cawl</ets>, <ets>cawel</ets>, fr. L. <ets>caulis</ets>, the stalk or stem of a plant, esp. a cabbage stalk, cabbage, akin to Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Cauliflower</er>, <er>Kale</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the <spn>Brassica</spn> or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of <spn>B. oleracea</spn> called <i>rape</i> and <i>coleseed</i>.</def>

<h1>Co-legatee</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co-leg`a*tee"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A joint legatee.</def>

<h1>Colegoose</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Cole"goose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Coalgoose</er>.</def>

<h1>Colemanite</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Cole"man*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From W.T. <ets>Coleman</ets> of San Francisco.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous borate of lime occurring in transparent colorless or white crystals, also massive, in Southern California.</def>

<h1>Colemouse</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Cole"mouse`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Coletit</er>.</def>

<h1>Coleopter</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co`le*op"ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Coleoptera.</def>

<h1>Coleoptera</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co`le*op"te*ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ sheath-winged; <?/ sheath + <?/ wing.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxill\'91) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils.</def>

<h1>Coleopteral, Coleopterous</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw><hw>Co`le*op"ter*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Co`le*op"ter*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.</def>

<h1>Coleopteran</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co`le*op"ter*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the order of Coleoptera.</def>

<h1>Coleopterist</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co`le*op"ter*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One versed in the study of the Coleoptera.</def>

<h1>Coleorhiza</h1> <Xpage=276>

<hw>Co`le*o*rhi"za</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ sheath + <?/ root.]</ety> <def>A sheath in the embryo of grasses, inclosing the caulicle.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>