Part 2462

<h1>Coshering</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw>Cosh"er*ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <def>A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to lodging and food at his tenant's house.</def>

<i>Burrill.</i>

<blockquote>Sometimes he contrived, in deflance of the law, to live by <b>coshering</b>, that is to say, by quartering himself on the old tentants of his family, who, wretched as was their own condition, could not refuse a portion of their pittance to one whom they still regarded as their rightful lord. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cosier</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw>Co"sier</hw> <tt>(k?"zh?r)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>coussier</ets> maker of mattresses; or <ets>couseor</ets> tailor, fr. OF. & F. <ets>coudre</ets>, p. p. <ets>cousu</ets> to sew, fr. L. <ets>consuere</ets> to sew together; <ets>con-</ets> + <ets>seure</ets> to sew. See <er>Sew</er> to stitch.]</ety> <def>A tailor who botches his work.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Cosignificative</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw>Co`sig*nif"i*ca*tive</hw> <tt>(<it>k<?/</it>`<it>s<?/g-n<?/f</it>"<it><?/-k<?/-t<?/v</it>)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having the same signification.</def>

<i>Cockerham.</i>

<h1>Cosignitary</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw>Co*sig"ni*ta*ry</hw> <tt>(k?-s?g"n?-t?-r?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Pref. <ets>co-</ets> + <ets>sign</ets>. Cf. <er>Signatory</er>.]</ety> <def>Signing some important public document with another or with others; <as>as, a treaty violated by one of the <ex>cosignitary</ex> powers</as>.</def>

<h1>Cosignitary</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw>Co*sig"ni*ta*ry</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Cosignitaries</plw> <tt>(-r<?/z)</tt>.</plu> <def>One who signs a treaty or public document along with others or another; <as>as, the <ex>cosignitaries</ex> of the treaty of Berlin</as>.</def>

<h1>Cosily</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw>Co"si*ly</hw> <tt>(k?"z?-l?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>See <er>Cozily</er>.</def>

<h1>Cosinage</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw>Cos"in*age</hw> <tt>(k?s"'n-?j)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Cousinage</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Collateral relationship or kindred by blood; consanguinity.</def> <i>Burrill</i>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when a stranger has entered, after the death of the grandfather's grandfather, or other distant collateral relation.</def>

<i>Blackstone.</i>

<h1>Cosine</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw>Co"sine</hw> <tt>(k?"s?n)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[For <ets>co</ets>. <ets>sinus</ets>, an abbrev. of L. <ets>complementi sinus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Trig.)</fld> <def>The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See <i>Illust</i>. of <er>Functions</er>.</def>

<h1>Cosmetic kz-mtk, Cosmetical</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw><hw>Cos*met"ic</hw> <tt>(k?z-m?t"?k)</tt>, <hw>Cos*met"ic*al</hw> <tt>(-?-k<it>a</it>l)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kosmitiko`s</grk> skilled in decorating, fr. <grk>ko`smos</grk> order, ornament: cf. F. <ets>cosm\'82tique</ets>. See <er>Cosmos</er>.]</ety> <def>Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion; <as>as, a <ex>cosmetical</ex> preparation</as>.</def>

<blockquote>First, robed in white, the nymph intent adores, With head uncovered, the <b>cosmetic</b> powers. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cosmetic</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw>Cos*met"ic</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Any external application intended to beautify and improve the complexion.</def>

<h1>Cosmic kzmk, Cosmical</h1> <Xpage=328>

<hw><hw>Cos"mic</hw> <tt>(k?z"m?k)</tt>, <hw>Cos"mic*al</hw> <tt>(-m?-k<it>a</it>l)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <grk>kosmiko`s</grk> of the world, fr. <grk>ko`smos</grk>: cf. F. <ets>cosmique</ets>. See <er>Cosmos</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly.</def>