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COPULATIVE, kSp'u-ll-ti^, a-157. A termof grammar.

COPY, kdp'pe, s. 482. A transcript from thearchetype or original j an individual book, asa good and fair copy » the original, the arche-type ; a picture drawn from another picture.COPY-BOOK, kop'pe-book, a. A book in

which copies are written for learners to imitate.COPYHOLD, kSp'pe-h(Ud, s. A tenure, forwhich the tenant hath nothing to show but thecopy of the rolls made by the steward of hislords court.

COPYHOLDER, k6p'pe-h&l-dur, s. One

that is possessed of land in copyhold.

To COPY, k6p'pe,t\<i.To transcribe, to writeafter an original; to imitate, to propose inimitation.

To COPY, kflp'pe, v. n. To do any thing inimitation of something else.

COPYER, kflp'pe-ur, >s. One who copiesCOPY 1ST,k6p'pe-lst, J writing or pictures.To COQUET, ki-ket', r. u. 415. To treatwith an appearance of amorous tenderness.COQUETRY, k&-ket're, s. Affectation ofamorous advances.

COQUETTE, ki-ket', s. A Ray, airy girl,who endeavours to attract notice.

CORACLE, kflr'a-kl,$.A boat used in Wales by fishers.

CORAL, ktVal, a. Red coral is a plant ofgreat hardness and stony nature while growingin the water, as it is after long exposure to theair; the piece of coral which children use as aplaything.

U* We sometimes hear this word pronounced Cur -rul; but this is contrary to all our Pronouncing Dic-tionaries, and ought to be avoided.

CORALLINE, kiSr'il-fo, a. 150. Consistingof coral.

CORALLINE, k6r'ril-in, a. Coralline is asea-plant used in medicine.

CORALLOID,or CORALLOIDAL, k4r4l-loid,or kir-al-lold'&l, u. Resembling coral.CORANTjkA-rant'jS.Animble sprightly dance.

CORK AN, kor'bim, s. 108. An alms-basket,a gift, an alms.

CORBEILS, kor'bllz, s. Little baskets used

in fortification, filled with earth.

CORBEL , koFbel, s. In architecture, the re-presentation of a basket.

C<) RD, kord, s. A rope, a string; a quantityof wood for fuel; a pile eight feet long, fourhigh, and four broad. -

CORD-MAKER, kbrd'mi-kfir,s.One whosetrade is to make ropes, a rope-maker.CORD-WOOD, kord'wud,*. Wood piled upfor fuel.

To CORD, kord, v. a. To bind with ropes.CORDAGE, kor'didje, s. 90. A quantity ofcords.

CORDED, kor'ded, a. Made of ropes.CORDELIER, kor-de-lcer', *. 275. A Fran­ ciscan friar, so named from the cord whichserves him for a cincture.

CORDIAL, kor'je4l, s. 294, 376. A medi-cine that increases the force of the heart, orchickens the circulation ; any medicine thatincreases strength; any thing that comforts,gladdens, and exhilarates.

There is certainly a tendency in the d as wellas in the t to slide into a soft hissing sound when pr«-ceded'by the accent, and followed by h diphthong ora diphthongal vowel,commencing with the sound oi e.This i» evioeut by the cutrrnt pronunciation \>i imnie-140

diate, verdure , fco. a* If written tmmrjiate, verfure ,&c.2pfc; and this pronunciation is m» agreeable to thegenius of our language, that the organs slide into itinsensibly. Mr.Sheti<lan,in order to mark this Brand,has adopted the y, ami spelled the word Cor-dyaland if y is here articulated as a consonant, as is in-tended, its connexion with d produces a sound so neartliie hiss in Cor-je-al, as to be with difficulty distin-guished from it.

CORDIAL, kot J je4l, a. Reviving, invigo-rating; sincere, hearty.

CORDIALITY, kor-je4l'e-t£, s. Relationto the heart; sincerity.

CORDIALLY, kor'je-il-li, ad. Sincerely,heartily.

CORE, kire, s. The heart; the inner part ofany thing ; the inner part of a fruit,which con-tains the kernel; the matter contained in aboil or sore.

CORIACEOUS,k(\-re-ii'shus,fl.Consisting ofleather ; of a substance resembling leather.CORIANDER, kA-re-in'dur, s. 98. A plant.CORINTH, kur'rin, s. A small fruit com-monly called currant, which sec.

CORINTH lAN,ko-rin'f/te4n,s.Is generallyreckoned the fourth of the five orders of architecture.

CORK , kork, s. A glandiferous tree, in a\respects like the ilex, excepting the hark ; thebark, of the cork-tree used for stopples ; thestopple of a bottle.

To CORK,kork,t .a.To put corks into bottles.CORKING-PIN, kor-king-pin', s. A pin of

the largest size.

CORKY, kor'kt?, a. Consisting of oorks.CORMORANT, korWi-rilnt, s. A bird thatpreys upon fish ; a glutton.

CORN , korn, s. The seeds which grow inears, not in pods; grain unreaped ; grain inthe ear, yet unthreslied ; an excrescence onthe foot, hard and painful.

To CORN, korn, v. a. To salt, to sprinklewith salt; to form into small grains.CORN-FIELD, k&m'feeld, s. A field where

corn is growing.

CORN-FLAG, korn'flitg, s. A plant: theleaves are like those of the lleur-de-lis.CORN-FLOOR, korn'ilAre, s. The floor

where corn is stored.

CORN-FLOWER , kbrn'flbu-ur , s. The blue-bottle.

CORN-LAND, korn'lund, s. Land appro-priated to the production of grain.CORN-MILL , korn'mil, s. A mill to grindcorn into meal.

CORN-111E, korn'pipe, s. A pipe made byslitting the joint of a green stalk of corn.CORNCHANDLER,korn'tshAnd-lur,s. One

that retails corn. ,

CORNCUTTER, korn'kut-tur, s. A manwhose profession it is to extirpate corns fromthe foot.

CORNEL, kbr'nel, 1

COKNELI AN-TREE,kor-ne'le4n-tree, )The Cornel-tree beareth the fruit commonlycalled the cornelian cherry.

CORNEOUS, kor'ne-us, a. Horny, of asubstance resembling horn.

CORNER,kor'nur,s.98. An angle ; a secret ofremote place; the extremities,the utmostlin.it-

CORNER-STONE, kor'nur-stone, s. Thestone that unites the two walls at the corner.

COUNERWISE, kor'nur-wize, ad. Diago-nally.

CORNET, kor'net, s. 99. A musical iu&tru*