Cold-hearted, a. Unfeeling. See cold, 4.
Cole, n. Cabbage.
Cole-slaw, n. Cabbage salad, sliced cabbage.
Colewort, n. Kale or kail.
Colic, n. Spasmodic pain in the bowels, intestinal cramp.
Collapse, n.
- 1. Falling together, falling in (as the sides of a flue).
- 2. (Med.) Prostration, exhaustion, sinking, extreme depression.
- 3. Break-down, downfall, utter failure, dead failure, abortion, brutum fulmen, “lame and impotent conclusion,”
flash in the pan.
Collapse, v. n.
- 1. Fall together, fall in.
- 2. Break-down, come to nothing, fail utterly, go out in smoke, vanish in thin air.
Collar, n.
- 1. Neck-band.
- 2. Neck-harness.
- 3. Ring, fillet, belt, band, guard.
Collar, v. a.
- 1. Seize by the collar or throat.
- 2. Put a collar on, fit with a collar, fillet, belt.
Collar-bone, n. Clavicle.
Collate, v. a. Compare, bring into comparison, compare critically, estimate relatively.
Collateral, a.
- 1. Indirect, subordinate, not directly to the point.