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CO'COA NCT, the fruit of the Coco3 niici- 

 fera. "Within the nut is found a hollow 

 kernel of n sweet aiid agreeable flavour, 

 and within this a liquid like milk, which 

 the Indians use. 



CO'COA-NCT OIL, an orange-coloured oil 

 of a strong but not disagreeable smell, 

 obtained from the nuts of the Cocos buti/- 

 racea, called also palm-oil. Large quan- 

 tities of it are manufactured in Bengal. 



CO'COA-XUT TREE, a name common to 

 all the species of the genus Cocos, but es- 

 pecially applied to the C. nucifera, a native 

 of the warm climates of both Indies. 



COCO'ON, Fr. cocon ; the ovoid nest 

 formed by the silk- worm (Bombyx), and 

 consisting of the filaments comprising the 

 silk. It serves as a defence against ene- 

 mies and the changes of temperature. 



Co'cos, a genus of palmaceous plants. 

 IHonaecia llerandria One species affords 

 the cocoa-nut, and another the cocoa-nut 

 oil, called like* ise palm oil. Name con- 

 tracted from Portu. macoco, or macao, a 

 monkey, the three holes at the eiid of the 

 cocoa-nutshell giving it some resemblance 

 to a monkey's head. The name cocos is 

 also given to petrifications resembling 

 cocoa-nuts. 



COD, Sax. codd ; a fish, the Gadus mor- 

 rftti,Lin., Jtl&rrhwi vulgaris, Yarr. From 

 two to three feet long ; black, spotted 

 with yellowish and brown : it inhabits 

 the N. ocean. 



CODA. It. a tail. In music, the passage 

 at the end of a movement which follows 

 a lengthened perfect cadence. 



CODE, from codex, a board on which ac- 

 counts were written ; vised to designate a 

 digest of laws, especially that digest of 

 the laws and constitutions of the Roman 

 Emperors, made by order of Justinian, 

 hence called the Justinian Code. 



CODET'TA. In music, a short passage 

 which connects one section with another. 

 CO'DEX (Lat.), a manuscript volume. 

 COEFFICIENTS. In algebra, numbers or 

 letters prefixed to unknown quantities, to 

 show how many times such quantities 

 are repeated. The coefficient is a multi- 

 plier of the quantity to which it is pre- 

 fixed. 



CIELI'ACA, in nosology, a class of diseases 

 embracing those of the digestive organs. 

 CENAC'ULUM (Lat.), anciently, the sup- 

 pnr-room of the Romans. 



CCENA'TIO, anciently, a refreshment 

 room. 



C<ENO'BIO, applied to that class of fruits 

 which consists of two or more carpels sepa- 

 rate at the apex and united at the base 

 COS'NOBITE, %oi*6(, and ptos, life; one 

 living under a rule in a religious com- 

 munity. 



COFFK'A, a genus of arborescent plants. 

 Pentanilriit Moitoyynia. The coffee-tree 

 warm climates, especially Arabia. 



COF'FEE, COFFEE-BEANS, the berries of 

 the coffee-tree (Coffea arabica], generally 

 of an oval form, somewhat smaller than 

 a horse-bean, and of a rough, close, and 

 hard texture. 



COF'FEE-ROASTER, the iron utensil in 

 which coffee is dried over the fire before 

 being ground. 



COF'FEE-TREE, the Coffea arabica, a na- 

 tive of Upper Ethiopia and Arabia Felix. 

 It rises about 15 feet, its trunk sending 

 forth opposite branches in pairs, and pro- 

 ducing its berries in clusters. 



COF'FEK. 1. A chest. 2. A trough in 



which tin-ore is broken. 3. A recess 



or sinking between the inodillions in the 

 soflSts of the cornices of the Greek and 



Roman orders of architecture. 4. A 



hollow lodgment across a dry moat, raised 

 to repulse besiegers when they endeavour 

 to pass the ditch. 



COF'FER-DAM, an inclosure formed by a 

 double range of piles, &c., with clay be- 

 tween, for laying the foundations of piers 

 and other works in water, to exclude the 

 surrounding fluid and protect the work 

 and workmen. 



COF'FIN, in farriery, the whole hoof of a 

 horse's foot above the coronet. 



COF'FIN-BOXE, a small spongy bone in 

 the middle of a horse's hoof. 



Coo, the tooth of a wheel, by which 

 that wheel acts upon another. 



COONA'TION, in cii'il law, natural rein 

 tion between males and females, both 

 descended from the same father. 



COG'NIZAXCE, in law, an acknowledg- 

 ment; as in fines, the acknowledgment 

 of the cognizor or dcfurciant that the 

 right is in the plaintiff or cognizee by 

 gift or otherwise. 



COGXO'VIT ACTIO'NEM, in laic, an ac- 

 knowledgment by a defendant that a 

 plaintiff's cause of action is just. 



COO-WHEEL, a wheel having cogs or 

 teeth. 



COHE'SION, that species of attraction by 

 which the particles of bodies are held 

 together. 



COHOBA'TIOX, a repeated distillation of 

 the same liquid from the same materials. 

 CO'HORT, the tenth part of a Roman 

 legion. 



COIF, a sort of cap formerly worn by 

 sergeants at law, &c. 

 COIN. 1. Money stamped: from ItaL 



conio, a die. 2. A block to support a 



body on an inclined plane : from cunnu, 



a wedge. 3. The angle made by two 



surfaces: from Fr. coin, a corner. 



Com, a species of yarn manufactured 

 out of the husks of cocoa-nuts. It is ex- 

 tensively used in the East. 



COL'ARIN. In architecture. See CINC- 

 TURE. 



COLCH'ICUM, a genus of perennial plants. 

 Hej-aitdriaTriaynia. Meadow aalTtc*. 



