3. A festivity or social gathering, esp. one of a noisy or uproarious character; hence, tumult; uproar. [Australia]
Cor*rob"o*ry (?), n. & v. See Corroboree.
Cor"sair (?), n. (Zoöl.) A Californian market fish (Sebastichthys rosaceus).
||Cor"tes Ge*ra"es (?). [Pg.] See Legislature, Portugal.
||Cos"mos (?), n. (Bot.) A genus of composite plants closely related to Bidens, usually with very showy flowers, some with yellow, others with red, scarlet, purple, white, or lilac rays. They are natives of the warmer parts of America, and many species are cultivated. Cosmos bipinnatus and C. diversifolius are among the best-known species; C. caudatus, of the West Indies, is widely naturalized.
Cos"sack post. (Mil.) An outpost consisting of four men, forming one of a single line of posts substituted for the more formal line of sentinels and line of pickets.
||Cos*sette" (?), n. [F.] One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in sugar making.
Cos"ton lights (?). Signals made by burning lights of different colors and used by vessels at sea, and in the life-saving service; -- named after their inventor.
||Co`teau" (?), n.; pl. Coteaux (#). [F., a hill.] [Canada & U. S.] 1. A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys; a divide.