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Co R'NE.V (Latin), the anterior transpa- 

 rent portion of the ball of the eye. 



CORNER-TEETH (of a horse), the fore- 

 teeth bttween the middling teeth and the 

 tusks, two above and two below, on each 

 side of the jaw. They shoot from the 

 horse at 4J years old. 



COR'NET. 1. A musical instrument 

 closely resembling a trumpet, used in the 



army. 2. A commissioned officer in a 



troop of horse or dragoons. 3. Cornet 



of a horse. See CORONET. 



COR'NET-A-PISTON, Fr., a brass wind 

 musical instrument. 



COR'NICE, from XO^MVVI, a summit; any 

 moulded projection that crowns or 

 finishes the part to which it is affixed, as 

 the cornice of a room. 



COR'NISH CHOUGH, a sort of crow of a 

 fine blue or purple-black colour, with red 

 beak and legs, reckoned the finest bird of 

 its kind, and therefore borne in coats of 

 arms. 



CORN-SAL'AD. 1. A name common to 



the plants of the genus Fidia. 2. The 



Valeriana locusta. 



CORNS, thickening of the cuticle of the 

 toes, of a horny texture, arising from con- 

 tinued pressure. 



CORNU AMMO'NIS, the fossil shells called 

 Ammonites. 



CORNBCO'PIA, horn of plenty (cornu, a 

 horn, and copia, plenty), fabled to be the 

 horn which Hercules broke from the 

 head of Achelous, and which was filled 

 by the nymphs with all manner of flowers, 

 and made the emblem of abundance. It 

 is sculptured in ornamental architecture. 

 Plural, cornucopia. 



CORNULA'RIA, a genus of Tubularii (q.y.), 

 whose tubes are conical, and from each 

 of which issues a polypus with eight den- 

 tated arms. 



COR'KUS, the dog-wood. A genus of 

 hardy plants. Tetrandria Monogynia. 

 The cornel-tree, cornelian cherry, &c.,are 

 species. Name given by Pliny to an un- 

 determined species. 



CO'ROA, a medicinal bark lately intro- 

 duced into Europe from the East Indies. 

 Plant unknown. 



COR'ODY, ) from Ital. corredare, to fur- 



COR'RODY, I nish ; a right of sustenance. 

 The queen is entitled to a corody out of 

 every bishopric ; that is, to send one of 

 her chaplains to be maintained by the 

 bishop, or to have a pension allowed till 

 the bishop promotes him to a benefice. 

 This is fallen into disuse. 



COKOL'LA, from corolla, a little crown. 

 That part of a flower which is within the 

 calyx, and immediately surrounds the 

 organs of fructification ; each division is 

 called a petal. 



COR'OLLARY, from corolla, a little crown. 

 A consequence drawn from a proposition 

 Already proved. 



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CORO'XA, Latin, a crown. Applied t 

 designate objects supposed to resemble a 

 crown, either in shape or position; as 1. 

 In architecture, the brow of a cornic 

 which projects over the bed mouldings. 



2. In meteorology, a luminous circle 



surrounding the sun, moon, or planets. 



CORO'NA DEN'TIS, the exposed part of a 

 tooth, projection beyond the gum. 



CORONA'RI., a natural order of plants, 

 consisting of such as have beautiful 

 flowers, thus forming a floral crown 

 (corona). 



COR'ONARY, from corona (q.v.). A term, 

 applied in anatomy to parts, because they 

 surround others, or for some less obvious 

 reason. 



CORONA'TJB PLAN'TJE, a natural class of 

 plants, consisting of such as have the 

 seed-bad crowned by the flower-cup. 



COR'ONER, law Lat. for coronator. An 

 ancient officer at common law, and so 

 called because principally concerned with 

 pleas of the crown. The principal part of 

 a coroner's duty is now to inquire into 

 the circumstances of the untimely death 

 of any of the queen's subjects. 



COR'ONET, from corona, a crown. 1. An 



inferior crown worn by noblemen. 2. 



The coronet or cornet of a horse, is the 



upper part of the hoof. 3. In botany, 



certain appendages of the corolla, which 

 are arranged within it in a circle. 



CORON'ULA, dim. of corona, a crown. 

 The hem or border which surrounds the 

 seeds of some flowers in the form of a 

 crown. 



COR'PORAL, the lowest officer of a com- 

 pany of infantry, next below a Serjeant. 

 The term is French, from the Celtic root 

 caput, cape. 



CORPORATION, from corpus, body. A 

 body politic or corporate, formed and 

 authorised by law to act as a single 

 person. 



COR'POSANT, from Sp. cuerpo santo, holy 

 body. A name given by seamen to a lu- 

 minous appearance often beheld in dark 

 tempestuous nights, about the decks and 

 rigging of a ship, but especially at the 

 mast-head, yard-arms, &c. 



CORPS, a French term pronounced Jcore, 

 and applied to designate, 1. A body of 

 troops forming a division (indefinite) of 



any army. 2. A projecting part of a 



wall, intended to form a ground for deco- 



ration. The root of the term is Lat., 

 corpus, body. 



COK'PCSCLE, ) Lat. corpusculum ,dim. of 

 CoR'ptisctJLE, ) corpus, a body ; a minute 

 particle. Corpuscles are not necessarily 

 the elementary principles of matter, but 

 simply such minute particles, whether 

 simple or compound, as compose aggre- 

 gate bodies. 



CORPUS'CULA VERII-OR'MIA, in vegeta- 

 ble anaiomu are the strangulated ducta 



