<hw>Co*thur"nus</hw> <tt>(-n?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Cothurn</er>.</def>
<h1>Coticular</h1> <Xpage=329>
<hw>Co*tic"u*lar</hw> <tt>(k?-t?k"?-l?r)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>coticula</ets> a small touchstone, dim. <ets>cos</ets>, <ets>cotis</ets>, whetstone.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to whetstones; like or suitable for whetstones.</def>
<h1>Cotidal</h1> <Xpage=329>
<hw>Co*tid"al</hw> <tt>(k?-t?d"<it>a</it>l)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Marking an equality in the tides; having high tide at the same time.</def>
<cs><col>Cotidal lines</col> <fld>(Phys. Geog.)</fld>, <cd>lines on a map passing through places that have high tide at the same time.</cd></cs>
<h1>Cotillon kt<er>yn</er> ∨ ktl-;277, Cotillion</h1> <Xpage=329>
<hw><hw>Co`til`lon"</hw> <tt>(k?`t?`<er>y?n</er>" ∨ k?`t?l`-;277)</tt>, <hw>Co*til"lion</hw> <tt>(k?-t?l"y?n)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>cotillon</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>cote</ets> coat, LL. <ets>cotta</ets> tunic. See <er>Coat</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>A tune which regulates the dance.</def>
<p><b>3.</b> <def>A kind of woolen material for women's skrits.</def>
<h1>Cotinga</h1> <Xpage=329>
<hw>Co*tin"ga</hw> <tt>(k?-t?n"g?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Native South American name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the family <spn>Cotingid\'91</spn>, including numerous bright-colored South American species; -- called also <altname>chatterers</altname>.</def>
<h1>Cotise</h1> <Xpage=329>
<hw>Cot"ise</hw> <tt>(k?t"?s)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cottise</er>.</def>
<h1>Cotised</h1> <Xpage=329>
<hw>Cot"ised</hw> <tt>(-?st)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>See <er>Cottised</er>.</def>
<h1>Cotland</h1> <Xpage=329>
<hw>Cot"land</hw> <tt>(k?t"l?nd)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Land appendant to a cot or cottage, or held by a cottager or cotter.</def>
<h1>Cotquean</h1> <Xpage=329>
<hw>Cot"quean`</hw> <tt>(k?t"kw?n`)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cot</ets> a cottage + <ets>quean</ets>.]</ety>
<p><b>1.</b> <def>A man who busies himself with affairs which properly belong to women.</def>
<i>Addison.</i>
<p><b>2.</b> <def>A she-cuckold; a cucquean; a henhussy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<blockquote>What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face? We are a king, <b>cotquean</b>, and we will reign in our pleasures. <i>B. Jonson.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Cotqueanity</h1> <Xpage=329>
<hw>Cot*quean"i*ty</hw> <tt>(k?t-kw?n"?-t?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The condition, character, or conduct of a cotquean.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>B. Jonson.</i>
<h1>Cotrustee</h1> <Xpage=329>
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