Part 2416

<hw>Co*quet"tish</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Practicing or exhibiting coquetry; alluring; enticing.</def>

<blockquote>A pretty, <b>coquettish</b> housemaid. <i>W. Irving.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Coquettishly</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Co*quet"tish*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a coquettish manner.</def>

<h1>Coquilla nut</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Co*quil"la nut</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[Pg. <ets>coquilho</ets>, Sp. <ets>coquillo</ets>, dim. of <ets>coco</ets> a cocoanut.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of a Brazilian tree (<spn>Attalea funifera</spn> of Martius.).</def>

<note>&hand; Its shell is hazel-brown in color, very hard and close in texture, and much used by turners in forming ornamental articles, such as knobs for umbrella handles.</note>

<h1>Coquimbite</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Co*quim"bite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A mineral consisting principally of sulphate of iron; white copperas; -- so called because found in the province of <ets>Coquimbo</ets>, Chili.</def>

<h1>Coquina</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Co*qui"na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., shellfish, cockle.]</ety> <def>A soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, as in the fort at St. Augustine, Florida.</def>

<h1>Cor-</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A prefix signifying <i>with</i>, <i>together</i>, etc. See <er>Com-</er>.</def>

<h1>Cor</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Heb. <ets>k<?/r</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Hebrew measure of capacity; a homer.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>core</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Cora</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Co"ra</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Arabian gazelle (<spn>Gazella Arabica</spn>), found from persia to North Africa.</def>

<h1>Coracle</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"a*cle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[W. <ets>corwgl</ets>, <ets>cwrwgl</ets>, fr. <ets>corwg</ets>, <ets>cwrwg</ets>, any round body or vessel, the trunk of the body, carcass.]</ety> <def>A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a similar boat used in Thibet and in Egypt.</def>

<h1>Coracoid</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"a*coid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt><ety>[Gr. <?/; <grk>ko`rax</grk> crow + <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Shaped like a crow's beak.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to a process of the scapula in most mammals.</def>

<h1>Coracoid</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"a*coid</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The coracoid bone or process.</def>

<h1>Corage</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"age</hw> <tt>(?; OF. <?/)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Courage</er></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>To Canterbury with full devout <b>corage</b>. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Coral</h1> <Xpage=319>