Part 6301

<hw>Koff</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[D. <ets>kof</ets>.]</ety> <def>A two-masted Dutch vessel.</def>

<h1>Kohinoor, Kohnur</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw><hw>Koh`i*noor"</hw>, <hw>Koh`*nur</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Per. <ets>koh-i-n<?/r</ets>, lit., mountain of light.]</ety> <def>A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindoo legends, it was found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of various Hindoo and Persian rulers.</def>

<h1>Kohl</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Kohl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Alcohol</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.</def>

<h1>Kohl-rabi</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Kohl"-ra`bi</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Kohl-rabies</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[G. Cf. <er>Cole</er>, <er>Rape</er> the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large, turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the ground.</def>

<h1>Kokama</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Ko*ka"ma</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The gemsbok.</def>

<h1>Koklass</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Ko"klass</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any pheasant of the genus <spn>Pucrasia</spn>. The birds of this genus inhabit India and China, and are distinguished by having a long central and two lateral crests on the head. Called also <altname>pucras</altname>.</def>

<h1>Kokoon</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Ko*koon"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The gnu.</def>

<h1>Kolarian</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Ko*la"ri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>An individual of one of the races of aboriginal inhabitants which survive in Hindostan.</def> -- <def2><tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the Kolarians.</def></def2>

<h1>Komenic</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Ko*me"nic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Prob. G. <ets>mekon</ets>in (by transposition of letters) + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from meconic acid.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>comenic</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Komtok</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Kom"tok</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An African freshwater fish (<spn>Protopterus annectens</spn>), belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used as food.</def>

<h1>Kon</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Kon</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To know. See <er>Can</er>, and <er>Con</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>Ye <b>konnen</b> thereon as much as any man. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Konite</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Ko"nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Conite</er>.</def>

<h1>Konze</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Konze</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large African antelope (<spn>Alcelaphus Lichtensteini</spn>), allied to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and lacking a black patch on the face.</def>

<h1>Koodoo</h1> <Xpage=819>

<hw>Koo"doo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large South African antelope (<spn>Strepsiceros kudu</spn>). The males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long. The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing through the hair. The females are hornless. Called also <altname>nellut</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>kudu</asp>.]</altsp>