Co-regent to Corner

Co-regent
(Co-re"gent) n. A joint regent or ruler.

Co-relation
(Co`-re*la"tion) n. Corresponding relation.

Co-religionist
(Co`-re*li"gion*ist) n. One of the same religion with another.

Coreopsis
(||Co`re*op"sis) n. [NL., fr. Gr. bug + appearance.] (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed. C. tinctoria, of the Western plains, the commonest plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.

Corer
(Cor"er) n. That which cores; an instrument for coring fruit; as, an apple corer.

Co-respondent
(Co`-re*spond"ent) n. (Law) One who is called upon to answer a summons or other proceeding jointly with another.

Corf
(Corf) n.; pl. Corves [Cf. LG. & D. korf basket, G. korb, fr. L. corbis.]

1. A basket.

2. (Mining) (a) A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or ore. (b) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey coal or ore in the mines.

Corfiote
(Cor"fi*ote Cor"fute) n. A native or inhabitant of Corfu, an island in the Mediterranean Sea.

Coriaceous
(Co`ri*a"ceous) a. [L. coriaceous, fr. corium leather. See Cuirass.]

1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough.

2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment.

Coriander
(Co`ri*an"der) n. [L. coriandrum, fr. Gr. perh. fr. bug, on account of the buglike or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F. coriandre.] (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative.

Coridine
(Co"ri*dine) n. [From L. cortium leather.] A colorless or yellowish oil, C10H15N, of a leathery odor, occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc., regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also, one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a type. [Written also corindine.]

Corindon
(Co*rin"don) n. (Min.) See Corrundum.

Corinne
(||Co`rinne") n. (Zoöl.) The common gazelle (Gazella dorcas). See Gazelle. [Written also korin.]

Corinth
(Cor"inth) n. [L. Corinthus, Gr. . Cf. Currant.]

1. A city of Greece, famed for its luxury and extravagance.

2. A small fruit; a currant. [Obs.] Broome.

Corinthiac
(Co*rin"thi*ac) a. [L. Corinthiacus.] Pertaining to Corinth.

Corinthian
(Co*rin"thi*an) a.

1. Of or relating to Corinth.


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