COSSET, kos'set, _n._ a lamb reared in the house without a dam: a
pet.--_v.t._ to fondle. [Ety. dub.]
COST, kost, _v.t._ to bring a certain price: to require to be laid out or
suffered:--_pa.t._ and _pa.p._ cost.--_n._ what is laid out or suffered to
obtain anything: (_pl._) expenses of a lawsuit.--_adj._ COST'-FREE, free of
charge.--_n._ COST'LINESS.--_adv._ COST'LY, of great cost: high-priced:
valuable.--COST PRICE, the price which the merchant pays.--PRIME COST, the
price of production, without regard to profit. [O. Fr. _couster_ (Fr.
_coûter_)--L. _const[=a]re_, to stand at.]
COSTAL, kos'tal, _adj._ relating to the ribs, or to the side of the
body.--_adjs._ COS'T[=A]TE, -D, ribbed: having the appearance of ribs. [L.
_costa_, a rib.]
COSTARD, kos'tard, _n._ a large kind of apple: the human head
(contemptuously).--_ns._ COS'TARDMONGER, COS'TER, COS'TERMONGER, a seller
of apples and other fruit: an itinerant seller of fruit: a term of abuse.
[Perh. from L. _costa_, a rib.]
COSTEAN, kos-t[=e]n', _v.i._ to try to find a lode by sinking pits down to
bed-rock.--_ns._ COST'-BOOK, a book containing the names and shares of the
joint adventurers in a mine; COSTEAN'ING; COSTEAN'-PIT. [Corn. _cothas_,
dropped, _stean_, tin.]
COSTIVE, kos'tiv, _adj._ having the motion of the bowels too slow:
constipated.--_adv._ COS'TIVELY.--_n._ COS'TIVENESS, slowness in the action
of the bowels. [Fr. _constipé_. See CONSTIPATE.]
COSTMARY, kost'm[=a]r-i, _n._ a herbaceous perennial composite of southern
Europe, introduced from Italy in 1568, and cultivated in gardens for the
fragrance of the leaves. [L. _costum_--Gr. _kostos_, an Oriental aromatic
plant, and _Maria_, the Virgin Mary.]
COSTREL, kos'trel, _n._ a kind of bottle with ears, to be hung at the
waist. [O. Fr. _costerel_.]
COSTUME, kos-t[=u]m', or kos't[=u]m, _n._ the manner of dressing prevalent
at a particular period or place: dress, esp. a woman's dress.--_v.t._ to
dress.--_p.adj._ COSTUMED'.--_ns._ COSTUM'ER, COSTUM'IER, one who makes or
deals in costumes. [Fr.,--It.,--Low L. _costuma_--L. _consuetudo_, custom.]
CO-SUPREME, k[=o]-s[=u]-pr[=e]m', _n._ (_obs._) a sharer with another in
supremacy.
CO-SURETY, k[=o]-sh[=oo]r'ti, _n._ one who is surety along with others.
COSY, COZY, k[=o]'zi, _adj._ (_Scot._) snug: comfortable.--_n._ a covering
used for a teapot, to keep the tea warm--also TEA'-C[=O]'SY.--_adv._
C[=O]'SILY. [Ety. dub.]
COT, kot, _n._ a small dwelling, a cottage.--_ns._ COT'-FOLK (_Scot._),
cottars; COT'-HOUSE, a house occupied by a cottar; COT'-LAND, land
belonging to a cottage; COT'-QUEAN (_Shak._), a man who busies himself with
women's affairs.--_adj._ COT'TED, lined with cots.--_n._ COT'-TOWN, a
number of cot-houses. [A.S. _cot_; cf. Ice. _kot_, Dut. _kot_.]
COT, kot, _n._ a small bed: a swinging bed of canvas, suspended from the
beams of a ship, for the officers: a bed for a child, a crib.
[Anglo-Ind.--Hind. _kh[=a]t_.]