COG, kog, _v.t._ to cheat or deceive: to wheedle: to cog dice is to
manipulate them so that they may fall in a given way.--_n._ the act of
cheating: deception.--_p.adj._ COG'GING, cheating. [No doubt from the
succeeding word.]
COG, kog, _n._ a catch or tooth on a wheel.--_v.t._ to fix teeth in the rim
of a wheel: to stop a wheel by putting a block before it:--_pr.p._
cog'ging; _pa.p._ cogged.--_n._ COG'-WHEEL, a toothed wheel, whose teeth
fit into and move another. [M. E. _cogge_; ety. dub.; cf. Sw. _kugge_.]
COG, kog, _n._ formerly a large ship of burden or for war: a small boat: a
cock-boat. [M. E. _cogge_, perh. from O. Fr. _cogue_, a ship. Cf. Dan.
_kogge_, _kog_; Ice. _kuggi_.]
COGENT, k[=o]'jent, _adj._ powerful: convincing.--_ns._ C[=O]'GENCE,
C[=O]'GENCY, convincing power.--_adv._ C[=O]'GENTLY. [L. _cog[)e]re_,
_co-_, together, _ag[)e]re_, to drive.]
COGGIE, COGIE, kog'i, _n._ (_Scot._) a small wooden bowl.--Also COG. [Dim.
of COGUE (q.v.).]
COGGLE, kog'gl, _v.i._ to be unsteady.--_n._ a cobble, a round
stone.--_adv._ COG'GLY (_Scot._), shaky. [Cf. Ger. _kugel_, and Dut.
_kogel_.]
COGITATE, koj'i-t[=a]t, _v.i._ to turn a thing over in one's mind: to
meditate: to ponder.--_adj._ COG'ITABLE, capable of being thought.--_n._
COGIT[=A]'TION, deep thought: meditation.--_adj._ COG'IT[=A]TIVE, having
the power of thinking: given to cogitating. [L. _cogit[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_,
to think deeply, _co-_, together, and _agit[=a]re_, to put a thing in
motion.]
COGNAC, k[=o]'nyak, _n._ an excellent quality of French brandy, so called
because much of it is made near the town _Cognac_, in Charente.
COGNATE, kog'n[=a]t, _adj._ of the same family, kind, or nature: related or
allied to.--_n._ one related by blood, a kinsman: a person related to
another through the mother, as distinguished from an _agnate_, one related
through the father.--_n._ COGN[=A]'TION. [L. _cognatus_--_co-_, together,
_(g)nasci_, _(g)natus_, to be born.]
COGNITION, kog-nish'un, _n._ certain knowledge: apprehension.--_adj._
COG'NISABLE, that may be known or understood: that may be judicially
investigated.--_adv._ COG'NISABLY.--_ns._ COG'NISANCE, COG'NIZANCE,
knowledge or notice, judicial or private: observation: jurisdiction: that
by which one is known, a badge.--_adj._ COG'NISANT, having cognisance or
knowledge of.--_v.t._ COG'NISE, to become conscious of.--_adj._ COG'NITIVE,
capable of, or pertaining to, cognition.--HAVE COGNISANCE OF, to have
knowledge of. [L., from _cognosc[)e]re_, _cognitum_--_co-_, together, and
_nosc[)e]re_, _gnosc[)e]re_, to know.]
COGNOMEN, kog-n[=o]'men, _n._ a surname: a nickname: a name: the last of
the three names of an individual among the Romans, indicating the house or
family to which he belonged.--_adj._ COGNOM'INAL, like-named: relating to a
cognomen.--_v.t._ COGNOM'INATE, to name.--_n._ COGNOMIN[=A]'TION.
[L.,--_co-_, together, _nomen_, _gnomen_, a name--_nosc[)e]re_,
_gnosc[)e]re_, to know.]
COGNOSCE, kog-nos', _v.t._ (_Scots law_) to examine: to give judgment: to
declare to be an idiot.--_adj._ COGNOS'CIBLE. [L. _cognosc[)e]re_--_co-_,
together, and _nosc[)e]re_, to know.]
COGNOSCENTE, ko-nyo-shent'e, _n._ one professing a critical knowledge of
works of art, and of a somewhat more pretentious character than
amateurs:--_pl._ COGNOSCENTI (ko-nyo-shent'[=e]). [It.,--L.
_cognosc[)e]re_.]
COGNOVIT, kog-n[=o]'vit, _n._ (_law_) an acknowledgment by the defendant in
an action that the plaintiff's cause is just. [L. _cognovit actionem_, he
has confessed the action.]
COGUE, COG, k[=o]g, _n._ (_Scot._) a round wooden vessel for holding milk.
[Ety. dub.]
COHABIT, k[=o]-hab'it, _v.i._ to dwell together as husband and wife, often
of persons not married.--_ns._ COHAB'ITANT, one dwelling with others;
COHABIT[=A]'TION. [L. _cohabit[=a]re_--_co-_, together, _habit[=a]re_, to
dwell.]
CO-HEIR, k[=o]-[=a]r', _n._ a joint heir:--_fem._ CO-HEIR'ESS.
COHERE, k[=o]-h[=e]r', _v.i._ to stick together: to follow in proper
connection: to be consistent.--_ns._ COHER'ENCE, a sticking together: a
consistent connection between several parts: congruity; COHER'ENCY.--_adj._
COHER'ENT, sticking together: connected: consistent in thought or
speech.--_adv._ COHER'ENTLY.--_n._ COHER'ER, an apparatus for the reception
of the waves in 'wireless' telegraphy.--_adj._ COH[=E]'SIBLE, capable of
cohesion.--_n._ COH[=E]'SION, the act of sticking together: a form of
attraction by which particles of bodies stick together: logical
connection.--_adj._ COH[=E]'SIVE, having the power of cohering: tending to
unite into a mass.--_adv._ COH[=E]'SIVELY.--_ns._ COH[=E]'SIVENESS,
COHESIBIL'ITY. [L. _cohær[=e]re_, _cohæsum_, _co-_, together, and
_hær[=e]re_, to stick.]
COHORT, k[=o]'hort, _n._ among the Romans, a body of soldiers from 300 to
600 in number, forming a tenth part of a legion: a band of armed men: any
band of men. [Fr.,--L. _cohors_, an enclosed place, a multitude enclosed, a
company of soldiers.]
COHORTATIVE, k[=o]-hor'ta-tiv, _adj._ encouraging.--_n._ in Heb. grammar, a
lengthened form of the imperfect--also _Paragogic future_. [See PARAGOGE.]
COIF, koif, _n._ a covering for the head, esp. the close-fitting cap of
white lawn or silk originally worn by serjeants-at-law: a covering for the
head worn by women.--_v.t._ to provide with a coif: to dress (the
hair).--_ns._ COIFF'EUR, a hairdresser; COIFF'URE, a head-dress. [Fr.
_coiffe_--Low L. _cofia_, a cap, perh. Old High Ger. _chuppha_, a cap, Ger.
_kopf_.]
COIGN, koin, _n._ a corner or external angle: a corner-stone: a
wedge.--COIGN OF VANTAGE, a position of advantage, either for seeing or
acting. [COIN.]
COIL, koil, _v.t._ to wind in rings as a rope, a serpent, &c.: to twist: to
entangle.--_v.i._ to twist one's self.--_n._ a rope which has been gathered
into rings: one of the rings into which a rope is gathered: a wire wound
spirally to conduct electricity.--COIL UP, of a serpent, to get into a
position for springing: to gather into a ball. [O. Fr. _coillir_ (Fr.
_cueillir_)--L. _collig[)e]re_--_col_, together, _leg[)e]re_, to gather.]
COIL, koil, _n._ tumult: hubbub: noise: fuss.--MORTAL COIL, the toil and
trouble of human life. [Der. unknown; prob. Celt.; Gael. and Ir. _goill_,
war.]
COIN, koin, _n._ (_Shak._) a corner-stone: a piece of metal legally stamped
and current as money.--_v.t._ to convert a piece of metal into money: to
stamp; to make, invent, fabricate: (_fig._) to make into.--_ns._ COIN'AGE,
the act of coining money: the currency: the pieces of metal coined: the
invention, or fabrication, of something new: what is invented; COIN'ER, one
who coins money: a maker of counterfeit coins: an inventor; COIN'ING,
minting: invention.--COIN MONEY, to make money rapidly.--PAY A MAN IN HIS
OWN COIN, to give tit for tat: to give as good as one got. [Fr. _coin_, a
wedge, also the die to stamp money--L. _cuneus_, a wedge.]
COINCIDE, k[=o]-in-s[=i]d', _v.i._ to fall in with, or agree, in opinion:
to correspond: to be identical.--_ns._ COIN'CIDENCE, act or condition of
coinciding: the occurrence of an event at the same time as another event,
without any apparent connection; COIN'CIDENCY.--_adjs._ COIN'CIDENT,
COINCIDENT'AL.--_adv._ COIN'CIDENTLY. [L. _co-_, together,
_incid[)e]re_--_in_, in, _cad[)e]re_, to fall.]
CO-INHERE, k[=o]-in-h[=e]r', _v.i._ to inhere together.--_n._
CO-INHER'ENCE.
CO-INHERITOR, k[=o]-in-her'it-or, _n._ a joint heir.--_n._ CO-INHER'ITANCE.
CO-INSTANTANEOUS, k[=o]-in-stan-t[=a]n'e-us, _adj._ exactly
simultaneous.--_ns._ CO-INSTANTAN[=E]'ITY, CO-INSTANTAN'EOUSNESS.--_adv._
CO-INSTANTAN'EOUSLY.
COIR, koir, _n._ the strong fibre of the husk of the coco-nut, used for
making door-mats. [Malay, _k[=a]yar_, cord--_k[=a]yaru_, to be twisted.]