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<hw>Cor"al*line</hw> <tt>(? &or; ?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>corallinus</ets> coralred.]</ety> <def>Composed of corallines; <as>as, <ex>coralline</ex> limestone</as>.</def>

<h1>Coralline</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"al*line</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>coralline</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant, consisting of many jointed branches.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Formerly any slender coral-like animal; -- sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals.</def>

<h1>Corallinite</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"al*lin*ite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil coralline.</def>

<h1>Corallite</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"al*lite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>corallum</ets> coral.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the individual members of a compound coral; or that part formed by a single coral animal.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>corallet</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Coralloid</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"al*loid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>corallum</ets> coral + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>corallo\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of coral; branching like coral.</def>

<h1>Coralloidal</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor`al*loid"al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>resembling coral; coralloid.</def>

<i>Sir T. browne.</i>

<h1>Corallum</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Co*ral"lum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The coral or skeleton of a zo\'94phyte, whether calcareous of horny, simple or compound. See <er>Coral</er>.</def>

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

<hw>Cor"al-rag`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(geol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Corallian</er>.</def>

<h1>Coralwort</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"al*wort`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A cruciferous herb of certain species of <spn>Dentaria</spn>; -- called also <altname>toothwort</altname>, <altname>tooth violet</altname>, or <altname>pepper root</altname>.</def>

<h1>Coranach</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Cor"a*nach</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gael. <ets>coranach</ets>, or <ets>corranach</ets>, a crying, the Irish funeral cry (the <ets>keen</ets>), a dirge; <ets>comh</ets> with + <ets>ranaich</ets> a roaring, <ets>ran</ets> to roar, shriek.]</ety> <def>A lamentation for the dead; a dirge.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>coranich</asp>, <asp>corrinoch</asp>, <asp>coronach</asp>, <asp>cronach</asp>, etc.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<h1>Corant, Coranto</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw><hw>Co*rant</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Co*ran"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Courant</er>.]</ety> <def>A sprightly but somewhat stately dance, now out of fashion.</def>

<blockquote>It is harder to dance a <b>corant</b> well, than a jig. <i>Sir W. temple.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Dancing a <b>coranto</b> with him upon the heath. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Corb</h1> <Xpage=319>

<hw>Corb</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<tt>L. corbis basket. Cf.</tt> <er>Corbeil</er>, <er>Corp</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A basket used in coal mines, etc. see <er>Corf</er>.</def>