CORAL, kor'al, _n._ a hard substance of various colours growing on the
bottom of the sea, composed of the skeletons of zoophytes: a child's toy
made of coral.--_adj._ made of or like coral.--_n._
COR'AL-IS'LAND.--_adjs._ CORALL[=A]'CEOUS, like, or having the qualities
of, coral; CORALLIF'EROUS, containing coral; CORAL'LIFORM, having the form
of coral; CORALLIG'ENOUS, producing coral; COR'ALLINE, of, like, or
containing coral.--_n._ a limy seaweed of a delicate pinkish or purplish
colour, common on British coasts: a coral-like substance.--_n._ COR'ALLITE,
a petrified substance, in the form of coral.--_adjs._ COR'ALLOID, -AL, in
the form of coral: resembling coral.--_ns._ COR'AL-RAG, a limestone rock
formed chiefly of petrified coral found in the oolite system; COR'AL-REEF,
a reef or bank formed by the growth and deposit of coral; COR'AL-SEA, the
part of the Pacific between Australia on the west and the New Hebrides on
the east; COR'AL-SNAKE, a small venomous snake, in the same family as the
cobra; COR'AL-TREE, a small tropical tree or shrub, producing long spikes
of beautiful red flowers resembling coral; COR'AL-WOOD, a hard South
American cabinet-wood, first yellow, then red; COR'AL-WORT, a cruciferous
plant in English woods--called also _Tooth-wort_ or _Tooth-violet_. [O.
Fr.,--L. _coralium_--Gr. _korallion_.]
CORANACH. See CORONACH.
CORANTO, ko-rant'o, _n._ a rapid and lively kind of dance. [Fr.
_courante_--L. _curr[)e]re_, to run.]
CORB, korb, _n._ an iron basket used in raising coal. [L. _corbis_, a
basket.]
CORBAN, kor'ban, _n._ anything devoted to God in fulfilment of a vow. [Heb.
_qorb[=a]n_, an offering, sacrifice.]
CORBE, korb, _n._ (_Spens._). Same as CORBEL.
CORBEAU, kor-b[=o]', _n._ a dark-green colour, almost black. [Fr., 'a
raven.']
CORBEIL, kor'bel, _n._ (_fort._) a basket filled with earth, and set up as
a protection from the fire of the enemy. [Fr. _corbeille_--L. _corbicula_,
dim. of _corbis_, a basket.]
CORBEL, kor'bel, _n._ (_archit._) a projection of stone or wood from the
face of a wall, supporting pillars or other superincumbent weights.--_adj._
COR'BELLED.--_ns._ COR'BELLING; COR'BEL-T[=A]'BLE, a row of corbels and the
parapet or cornice they support. [O. Fr. _corbel_--Low L. _corvellus_, dim.
of _corvus_, a raven.]
CORBICULUM, kor-bik'[=u]-lum, _n._ the flattened hairy outer surface of the
hind-tibia of a bee, used for carrying pollen:--_pl._ CORBIC'ULA.--_adj._
CORBIC'ULATE. [L., dim. of _corbis_, a basket.]
CORBIE, kor'bi, _n._ a raven, crow.--CORBIE MESSENGER (_Scot._), one who
returns too late, or not at all; CORBIE-STEPS, the stepped slopes of
gables--also _Crow-steps_. [O. Fr. _corbin_--L. _corvus_, a crow.]