CORNU, kor'n[=u], _n._ a horn (a horn-like part or process):--_pl._
COR'NUA.--_adj._ COR'NUAL.--CORNU AMMONIS, the hippocampus major. [L.]
CORNUBIANITE, kor-n[=u]'bi-an-[=i]t, _n._ a dark-blue laminated rock found
in Cornwall with granite.
CORNUCOPIA, kor-n[=u]-k[=o]'pi-a, _n._ the horn of plenty: according to the
fable, the horn of the goat that suckled Jupiter, placed among the stars as
an emblem of plenty.--_adj._ CORNUC[=O]'PIAN, plentiful. [L. _cornu_, and
_copia_, plenty.]
CORNULITES, kor-n[=u]-l[=i]'tez, _n.pl._ a genus of tubicolous annelids.
CORNUTE, kor-n[=u]t', _v.t._ (_obs._) to make a cuckold.--_adjs._ CORNUTE',
-D, having horns.--_n._ CORNUT'O (_obs._), a cuckold. [L. _cornutus_,
horned--_cornu_, horn.]
COROCORE, kor'[=o]-k[=o]r, _n._ a Malay form of boat.
CORODY. See CORRODY.
COROLLA, k[=o]-rol'a, _n._ the inner circle or whorl of the floral
envelopes.--_adjs._ COROLL[=A]'CEOUS; COROLLATE, -D.--_n._ COR'OLLET, a
floret of an aggregate flower.--_adjs._ COROLLIF'EROUS; COROLLI'FLOROUS,
COROLLIFL[=O]'RAL; COROLL'IFORM; COROLL'INE. [L. _corolla_, dim. of
_corona_, a crown.]
COROLLARY, kor-ol'a-ri, or kor'ol-a-ri, _n._ an inference or deduction from
recognised facts: a consequence or result. [L. _corollarium_, a
garland--_corolla_.]
CORONA, ko-r[=o]'na, _n._ (_archit._) the large, flat, projecting member of
a cornice which crowns the entablature: (_bot._) the crown-like appendage
at the top of compound flowers: (_astron._) the luminous circle or halo
which surrounds the moon during a solar total eclipse: (_anat._) a term
used to signify the upper surface of certain parts of the body: a round
pendent chandelier:--_pl._ usually COR[=O]'NÆ.--_n._ COR'ONAL, a crown or
garland: the frontal bone of the skull.--_adjs._ COR'ONAL, COR'ONARY,
pertaining to a crown, or to the top of the head; COR'ON[=A]TE, -D,
crowned, applied to shells with a row of projections round the apex.--_ns._
CORON[=A]'TION, the act of crowning a sovereign; COR[=O]'NIS, a sign (')
marking a crasis, as [Greek: kan] = [Greek: kai an]; COR'ONULE (_bot._), an
appendage like a small crown. [L. _corona_, a crown.]
CORONACH, kor'o-nah, _n._ a funeral dirge or lamentation. [Ir. _coranach_,
Gael. _corranach_.]
CORONER, kor'o-n[.e]r, _n._ an officer whose duty is to hold inquest into
the causes of accidental or suspicious deaths. [Late L. _coronator_--L.
_corona_.]
CORONET, kor'o-net, _n._ a small crown inferior to the sovereign's, worn by
the nobility: an ornamental head-dress: the part of a horse's pastern just
above the coffin--also COR'NET.--_adj._ COR'ONETED. [O. Fr., dim. of
_corone_, crown.]
CORONOID, kor'o-noid, or kor-[=o]'noid, _adj._ (_anat._) resembling the
beak of a crow, as the coronoid process of the lower jaw. [Gr.
_kor[=o]n[=e]_, a crow, _eidos_, form.]
COROZO, kor-[=o]'zo, _n._ a South American tree from whose seed is formed
vegetable ivory.
CORPORAL, kor'po-ral, _n._ in the British army, the grade of
non-commissioned officer next in rank to a sergeant; in the navy, a petty
officer under a master-at-arms.--_n._ COR'PORALSHIP. [Fr. _caporal_--It.
_caporale_--_capo_, the head--L. _caput_, the head.]
CORPORAL, kor'po-ral, _adj._ belonging or relating to the body: having a
body: not spiritual.--_n._ the cloth used in Catholic churches for covering
the elements of the Eucharist--also COR'PORALE, COR'PORAS (_obs._).--_n._
CORPORAL'ITY, state of being corporal--opp. to _Spirituality_.--_adv._
COR'PORALLY.--_adj._ COR'PORATE, legally united into a body so as to act as
an individual: belonging to a corporation: united.--_adv._
COR'PORATELY.--_ns._ COR'PORATENESS; CORPOR[=A]'TION, a body or society
authorised by law to act as one individual: rotundity of figure, a
pot-belly.--_adj._ COR'POR[=A]TIVE.--_n._ COR'POR[=A]TOR, a member of a
corporation.--_adj._ CORP[=O]'REAL, having a body or substance;
material.--_v.i._ and _v.t._ CORP[=O]'REALISE.--_ns._ CORP[=O]'REALISM,
materialism; CORP[=O]'REALIST, a materialist; CORPOREAL'ITY.--_adv._
CORP[=O]'REALLY.--_ns._ CORPOR[=E]'ITY; CORPORIFIC[=A]'TION, act of
corporifying.--_v.t._ CORPOR'IFY, to embody: solidify.--CORPORAL
PUNISHMENT, punishment inflicted on the body, as flogging, &c.--AGGREGATE
CORPORATION, a corporation consisting of several persons; SOLE CORPORATION,
a corporation which consists of one person and his successors. [L.
_corporalis_--_corpus_, _corp[)o]ris_, the body.]
CORPOSANT, kor'po-zant, _n._ St Elmo's fire, a ball of fire sometimes seen
about a ship during a storm. [Port.,--L. _corpus sanctum_, holy body.]
CORPS, k[=o]r, _n._ a division of an army forming a tactical unit--usually
CORPS D'ARMÉE, or _army corps_:--_pl._ CORPS (k[=o]rz).--CORPS DE BALLET,
the company of ballet dancers at a theatre; CORPS DE GARDE, the body of
soldiers stationed on guard, their station, a guard-house; CORPS
DIPLOMATIQUE, the whole diplomatic staff at a particular capital. [Fr.,
from L. _corpus_.]
CORPSE, korps, or kors, _n._ the dead body of a human being.--_ns._
CORPSE'-CAN'DLE, a light seen hovering over a grave--an omen of death;
CORPSE'-GATE, the lichgate (see LICHGATE). [M. E. _corps_, earlier
_cors_--O. Fr. _cors_, the body--L. _corpus_.]
CORPUS, kor'pus, _n._ a body: any special structure or function in the
body; the whole body of literature on any subject.--_ns._ COR'PULENCE,
COR'PULENCY, fleshiness of body; excessive fatness.--_adj._ COR'PULENT,
fleshy or fat.--_adv._ COR'PULENTLY.--_n._ COR'PUSCLE, a minute particle; a
physical atom--also CORPUS'CULE.--_adjs._ CORPUS'CULAR, CORPUSCUL[=A]'RIAN,
pertaining to corpuscles.--_ns._ CORPUSCUL[=A]'RIAN, one who holds the
corpuscular philosophy; CORPUSCULAR'ITY.--CORPUS CHRISTI, the festival in
honour of the Consecrated Host, held on the Thursday after the festival of
the Trinity; CORPUS DELICTI, a criminal law term in Scotland to signify the
body or substance of the crime charged.--CORPUSCULAR THEORY OF LIGHT, or
EMISSION THEORY (see EMIT). [L. _corpus_, the body.]
CORRADIATE, kor-r[=a]d'[=i]-[=a]t, _v.i._ to radiate together.--_n._
CORRADI[=A]'TION.
CORRAL, kor-al', _n._ an enclosure for cattle, &c.--_v.t._ to form such.
[Sp.]
CORRECT, kor-ekt', _v.t._ to make right: to remove faults: to punish: to
counterbalance: to bring into a normal state.--_adj._ made right or
straight: free from faults: true.--_adjs._ CORRECT'ABLE,
CORRECT'IBLE.--_adv._ CORRECT'LY.--_n._ CORREC'TION, amendment: punishment:
bodily chastisement.--_adjs._ CORREC'TIONAL, CORRECT'IVE, tending, or
having the power, to correct.--_ns._ CORREC'TIONER (_Shak._), one who
administers correction; CORRECT'IVE, that which corrects; CORRECT'NESS;
CORRECT'OR, he who, or that which, corrects: a director or
governor.--_adj._ CORRECT'ORY, corrective.--UNDER CORRECTION, subject to
correction--often used as a formal expression of deference to a superior
authority. [L. _corrig[)e]re_, _correctum_--_cor_, inten., _reg[)e]re_, to
rule.]
CORREG'IDOR, ko-rej'i-d[=o]r, _n._ the chief magistrate of a Spanish town.
CORRELATE, kor'e-l[=a]t, _v.i._ to be mutually related, as father and
son.--_n._ CORREL[=A]'TION.--_adj._ CORREL'ATIVE, mutually or reciprocally
related.--_n._ a person or thing correspondingly related to another person
or thing.--_adv._ CORREL'ATIVELY.--_ns._ CORREL'ATIVENESS, CORRELATIV'ITY.
[Coined from L. _cor_, with, and RELATE.]
CORRELIGIONIST. See CO-RELIGIONIST.
CORREPTION, kor-ep'shun, _n._ shortening in pronunciation: (_obs._)
reproof.
CORRESPOND, kor-e-spond', _v.i._ to answer, suit, agree (with _to_,
_with_): to hold intercourse, esp. by sending and receiving letters.--_ns._
CORRESPOND'ENCE, CORRESPOND'ENCY, suitableness, harmony, relation of
agreement: friendly intercourse: communication by means of letters: letters
which pass between correspondents.--_adj._ CORRESPOND'ENT, agreeing with:
suitable.--_n._ one with whom intercourse is kept up by letters: one who
contributes letters to a journal.--_adv._ CORRESPOND'ENTLY.--_adj._
CORRESPOND'ING, correspondent: answering: suiting: carrying on
correspondence by letters.--_adv._ CORRESPOND'INGLY.--_adj._
CORRESPON'SIVE, corresponding: answering.--DOCTRINE OF CORRESPONDENCES, the
theory of Swedenborg that there is a spiritual antitype corresponding to
every natural object, and that Scripture contains the key to these
correspondences. [Coined from L. _cor_, with, and _respond[=e]re_.]
CORRIDOR, kor'i-d[=o]r, _n._ a passage-way or open gallery communicating
with separate chambers.--_n._ CORR'IDOR-TRAIN, a train in which one can
pass along from one carriage to another without having to leave the train.
[Fr.,--It. _corridore_, a runner, a running--It. _correre_, to run--L.
_curr[)e]re_.]
CORRIE, kor'i, _n._ a term applied in Scotland and Ireland to semicircular
recesses or cirques in mountains, generally flanked by steep and lofty
hills. [Gael. _coire_, a cauldron, or large pot.]
CORRIGENDUM, kor-i-jen'dum, _n._ that which requires correction:--_pl._
CORRIGEN'DA, corrections to be made in a book. [L., gerundive of
_corrig[)e]re_, to correct.]
CORRIGENT, kor'i-jent, _adj._ corrective.--_n._ a corrective.
CORRIGIBLE, kor'i-ji-bl, _adj._ that may be corrected: open to
correction.--_n._ CORRIGIBIL'ITY.
CORRIVAL, kor-r[=i]'val, _n._ a fellow-rival: a competitor: an
equal.--_adj._ contending: emulous.--_v.i._ and _v.t._ to rival: to vie
with.--_ns._ CORR[=I]'VALRY; CORR[=I]'VALSHIP. [L. _con_, with, and RIVAL.]
CORROBORATE, kor-ob'o-r[=a]t, _v.t._ to confirm: to make more
certain.--_adjs._ CORROB'ORANT, CORROB'ORATIVE, tending to confirm.--_n._
that which corroborates.--_ns._ CORROBOR[=A]'TION, confirmation;
CORROB'ORATOR.--_adj._ CORROB'ORATORY, corroborative. [L. _cor_, inten.,
and _robor[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to make strong. See ROBUST.]
CORROBOREE, ko-rob'[=o]-ri, _n._ Australian name for a gathering of
aborigines, held on moonlight nights, when they engage in dancing and other
exercises.
CORRODE, kor-[=o]d', _v.t._ to eat away by degrees: to rust.--_v.i._ to be
eaten away.--_adj._ CORROD'ENT, having the power of corroding.--_n._ that
which corrodes.--_ns._ CORRODIBIL'ITY, CORROSIBIL'ITY,
CORR[=O]'SIBLENESS.--_adjs._ CORROD'IBLE, CORROS'IBLE, that may be
corroded.--_n._ CORR[=O]'SION, act of eating or wasting away.--_adj._
CORROS'IVE, having the quality of eating away.--_n._ that which has the
power of corroding.--_adv._ CORROS'IVELY.--_n._ CORROS'IVENESS.--CORROSIVE
SUBLIMATE, the popular name of the highly poisonous bichloride of mercury
(mercuric chloride). [L. _cor_, inten., _rod[)e]re_, _rosum_, to gnaw.]
CORRODY, CORODY, kor'o-di, _n._ an allowance: pension: originally the right
of the lord to claim free lodging from the vassal. [O. Fr. _conroi_.]
CORRUGATE, kor'oo-g[=a]t, _v.t._ to wrinkle or draw into folds.--_p.adjs._
CORR'UGANT; CORR'UGATED.--_ns._ CORRUG[=A]'TION, the act of wrinkling or
being wrinkled: a wrinkle; CORR'UGATOR (_anat._) one of the two muscles
that wrinkle the brow.--CORRUGATED METAL, metal passed between pairs of
rollers with ridged surfaces, the ridges of one fitting into the hollows of
the other, the plates operated on being bent and compressed into the wavy
outline of the rolls. [L. _cor_, inten., _rug[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to
wrinkle--_ruga_, a wrinkle.]
CORRUPT, kor-upt', _v.t._ to make putrid: to defile: to mar: to debase: to
bribe.--_v.i._ to rot: to lose purity.--_adj._ putrid: depraved: defiled:
not genuine: full of errors.--_ns._ CORRUPT'ER; CORRUPTIBIL'ITY,
CORRUPT'IBLENESS.--_adj._ CORRUPT'IBLE, liable to be corrupted.--_adv._
CORRUPT'IBLY.--_ns._ CORRUP'TION, rottenness: putrid matter: impurity:
bribery; CORRUP'TIONIST, one who defends or who practises
corruption.--_adj._ CORRUPT'IVE, having the quality of corrupting.--_adv._
CORRUPT'LY.--_n._ CORRUPT'NESS. [L. _cor_, inten., and _rump[)e]re_,
_ruptum_, to break.]
CORSAGE, kor's[=a]j, _n._ the bodice or waist of a woman's dress. [O.
Fr.,--_cors_--L. _corpus_, the body.]
CORSAIR, kor's[=a]r, _n._ a pirate: a pirate's vessel. [Fr. _corsaire_, one
who makes the course or ranges--L. _cursus_, a running--_curr[)e]re_, to
run.]
CORSE, kors, _n._ a poetic form of CORPSE.
CORSELET. Same as CORSLET.
CORSET, kor'set, _n._ a closely-fitting inner bodice, stiffened with
whalebone, &c., and laced up: stays. [Dim. of O. Fr. _cors_--L. _corpus_,
the body.]
CORSLET, CORSELET, kors'let, _n._ a cuirass, formerly the usual
body-covering of pikemen, chiefly of leather, and pistol-proof.--_p.adj._
CORS'LETED. [Fr. _corselet_, dim. of O. Fr. _cors_--L. _corpus_, the body.]
CORSNED, kors'ned, _n._ a kind of ordeal, wherein the accused was required
to swallow consecrated bread and cheese; if it stuck in his throat he was
pronounced guilty. [A.S. _corsn['æ]d_--_cor_, trial, from _coren_, pa.p. of
_céosan_, to choose, and _sn['æ]d_, a piece, from _snídan_, to cut.]
CORTEGE, kor-t[=a]zh', _n._ a train of attendants: a procession, a funeral
procession. [Fr.,--It. _corteggio_--_corte_, court.]
CORTES, kor'tes, _n._ the parliament of Spain and Portugal. [Sp., pl. of
_corte_, a court.]
CORTEX, kor'teks, _n._ the bark or skin of a plant: a covering.--_adjs._
COR'TICAL, pertaining to the cortex: external; COR'TICATE, -D, furnished
with bark; CORTICIF'[.E]ROUS, producing bark; CORTIC'IFORM, resembling
bark; COR'TICOLE, CORTIC'OLOUS, growing on bark; COR'TICOSE, barky. [L.
_cortex_, _corticis_, bark.]
CORTILE, kor-t[=e]'le, _n._ an enclosed courtyard within a building,
generally roofless. [It.]
CORUNDUM, ko-run'dum, _n._ a mineral consisting of mere alumina, yet of
great specific gravity--about four times that of water--and second in
hardness only to the diamond. [Hind. _kurund_.]
CORUSCATE, kor'us-k[=a]t, _v.i._ to sparkle: to throw off flashes of
light.--_adj._ CORUS'CANT, flashing.--_n._ CORUSC[=A]'TION, a glittering:
sudden flash of light. [L. _corusc[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_, to vibrate,
glitter.]
CORVÉE, kor-v[=a]', _n._ the obligations on the inhabitants of districts to
perform gratuitous labour (such as the maintenance of roads) for the
sovereign or feudal lord. [Fr.,--Low L. _corrogata_--L.
_corrog[=a]re_--_cor_, together, _reg[=a]re_, to ask.]
CORVET. Same as CURVET.
CORVETTE, kor-vet', _n._ a flush-decked vessel, ship, or barque, rigged,
having only one tier of guns, either on the upper or main deck. [Fr.,--Sp.
_corbeta_--L. _corb[=i]ta_, a slow-sailing ship, from _corbis_, a basket.]
CORVINE, kor'v[=i]n, _adj._ pertaining to the crow.--_n._ COR'VUS, the
typical genus of _Corvinæ_: a hooked ram for destroying walls: a southern
constellation: a grappling-hook in ancient Roman naval warfare. [L.
_corvinus_--_corvus_, a crow.]
CORYBANT, kor'i-bant, _n._ a priest of Cybele, whose rites were accompanied
with noisy music and wild dances:--Eng. _pl._ COR'YBANTS; L. _pl._
CORYBANTES (kor-i-ban't[=e]z).--_adj._ CORYBAN'TIC, wildly excited.--_n._
COR'YBANTISM. [Gr. _korybas_, _korybantos_.]
CORYDALINE, kor'id-a-lin, _n._ an alkaloid obtained from the root of
_Corydalis tuberosa_.
CORYDON, kor'i-don, _n._ generic name for a rustic. [L. and Gr. proper name
applied to a shepherd.]
CORYLUS, kor'i-lus, _n._ a genus of small trees, including the common
hazel. [L.]
CORYMB, kor'imb, _n._ (_bot._) a convex flower-cluster of indefinite
inflorescence.--_adjs._ CORYM'BIATE, -D; CORYMBIF'EROUS; CORYM'BOSE,
CORYM'BOUS, CORYM'BULOUS. [L. _corymbus_--Gr. _korymbos_, a cluster.]
CORYMBUS, ko-rim'bus, _n._ the knot on the top of the head into which girls
gathered their hair. [Gr.]
CORYPHA, kor'i-fa, _n._ a genus of tropical Asian palms with fan-shaped
leaves. [Gr. _koryph[=e]_, the top.]
CORYPHÆUS, kor-i-f[=e]'us, _n._ the chief or leader, esp. the leader of a
chorus.--_n._ CORYPHÉE (kor-i-f[=a]'), the principal _danseuse_ in the
ballet. [L.,--Gr. _koryphaios_--_koryph[=e]_, the head.]
CORYPHENE, kor'i-f[=e]n, _n._ a fish of the genus _Coryphæna_, which
includes the dolphins. [Gr.]
CORYSTES, ko-ris't[=e]z, _n.pl._ a genus of long-armed crabs, of family
_Corystidæ_. [Gr. _korys_, helmet.]