cohesive 
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coil 
The Tory party is far m..n ,;,kmre than tin- Liberal cohortationt (ko-hor-tA'shgn), w. [< L. rnhur- coign, coigne 1 (koin), n 
party, far more obedient t its leaders, far less disposed 
" " Ito 8ect """' -* t: h MiM. ii'i* ss: 
rty of cohesion; capable, 
tittto(n-i, < I'nhiirtare, pp. cohortatug, exhort, < 
2. Having the 
substance. 
The nests arc built of strong rnhenife clay. 
Sir /. K. Teuiuitl, Ceylon, 11. 6. 
cohesively (ko-ho'siv-li), mlr. In a cohesive 
manner; with cohesion, 
cohesiyeness (kci-he'siv-nes), n. 
of being cohesive; the tendency 
cohesion; cohesibility. 
roliortntirug, < L. cohortatm, pp. of cohortari, 
encourage, etc.: sec colmrtntioii.] I. a. In 
Hi li. j/rinii., noting exhortation or encourage- 
ment. Applied to a tense which is a lengthcm-d form "f 
the Imperfect (otherwise known a the future) tense. Inn 
ited almost entirely to the first pci-n, and generally 
,. v -- -- -- , /i i i ,, , Main inniiv ill- in-ninTiii iitn. .>,,., .1 
The fiuahtv capable nf being rendereil by prelixing 'let me or let 
to unite by the verb. s,,,,i,ti t aA Qt fangtflo fvtwrt, coigne'-, COlgny (koin, koi 111), . [A 
J liccause formed b> -the addition of a paragoglc letter (lie). n/in ; repr. Ir. mii'iiini/i dull weak). ]> 
II. 11. The cohortative tense. 
COhibitt (ko-hib'it), *. /. [< L cohiMtm, pp. of coho g h '(ka-hosh'), ... [Amer.'lnd.] A name 
..,./, ,1, .-..,,, f\ C.. T>rr />/>.! i/,i i*\ li/vhl t(ty*ttnur out,- ~~ v . 
liibfri' (> Sp. Pg. cohibir), hold together, con- 
fine, restrain, < co-, together, + halicre, hold: 
see /mhil, and cf. mthibit, inhibit, prohibit.] To 
restrain; check; hinder. 
It ua^ scarce possible to ctihitiit people's talk. 
/;..;., .V.,,-//,. l.i.nl (iullfonl, I. 298. 
in the United States of several plants which 
have been used medicinally, (a) dmicifvga race- 
tnnH,i, the black cohosh. (b) A'-l>>''i *i'i,-nt,t. var. rnbra, 
ami .(. iillui, respectively the red ami the white cohosh. 
>,.: rut miller Jr/dVI. (r) Cauliil'llilllinil tli'llirt,;,;,!,'*, the 
blue cohosh. 
cohowt, a. See cohoo. 
cohobate (ko'ho-bat), v. t. ; pret. and pp. colio- 
bated, ppr. cohobatiiig. [< ML. cohobatug, pp. 
of coltoburc (> F. miiobcr = Sp. Pg. cohobar), 
redistil; prob. of Ar. origin.] In phar., to re- 
distil from the same or a similar substance, as 
a distilled liquid poured back upon the matter 
remaining in the vessel, or upon another mass 
of similar matter. 
The cohobated water of rue can never he sufficiently rec- 
ommended for the cure of the falling sickness, the hysteric 
passion, for expelling poison, and promoting of sweat and 
perspiration. P. Shaw, Chemistry, xvl. 
cohobation (ko-ho-ba'shqn), . [= F. cohoba- 
tion = Sp. cohobacion = Pg. cohobaqOo, < ML. as 
if *eohob<itio(n-), < cohobare, redistil: see coho- 
bate.] The operation of cohobating. 
Sub. What's cohobation f 
Face. 'Tis the pouring on 
Your aqua regis, and then drawing him off, 
To the trine circle of the seven spheres. 
R. Joiison, Alchemist, ii. 1. 
cohobator (ko'ho-ba-tor), n. [< cohobate + -or.] 
A device in which or 'by means of which coho- 
bation is effected. 
COhoes (ko-hoz'), n. A name given to the sal- 
mon by ttie half-breeds of British Columbia. 
cohog (ko'hog), n. [Amer. Ind.] The round 
clam, Venus mercenaria. Also quahog, quahaug. 
The more costly beads [in wampum] come from the lar- 
gest shells of the Quahaug or Cohog, a welk. 
Schele de Vere, Americanisms, p. 29. 
cohoot, cohowt, . A kind of petrel, probably 
a shearwater of the genus Puffinus. 
The Cohow is so called from his voice, a night bird, be- 
ing all day hid in the Rocks. 
S. Clarke, Four English Plantations (1670), p. 22. 
cohorn, . See coehorn. 
cohort (ko'hdrt), n. [= F._coliorte = Sp. Pg. 
cohorte = It. coorte = D. G. 
[old spelling of ('/(', 
1; iii tlii* sc'iiso now usually written quoin.] 
A corner; a coin or cjuoin; a projecting point. 
See quoin. 
V'U yond' roi'.//i tli.- Capitol, >nii,r fnrner-stone? 
..*., Cur., v. t 
>. limiting down in any helt< 
l*i|liare. J,<lfhr-"/i. Spanish Vistas, p. 111. 
Coign Of vantage, a imdtlon of advantage for oltrving 
<>1 i iperatilit;. 
N" jiitty, t' 
P.nttri s-. H'.I 'Hit this bird 
Hath Mimic hi- p< ixlent bed. .s'/nifr.. Macbeth, 1. 6. 
[Also coign, 
protection, 
cf. i-iiiniiiiii, :i truest. J In Ire- 
laud, formerly, the custom of landlords quarter- 
ing themselves upon their tenants at pleasure. 
The term appears to have been applied also to 
the forcible billeting of others, as of soldiers. 
By the woord Cm/ynye Is understood mami-mcati ; hut 
how the woord is derived Is very hard to 1*11 : some iy of 
cn> nc, iM-cause they used commonly in the) r Coygnyet not 
only to take meate, but coyne also; ami that taking of 
niony was specially ment to lie pnUUUd b.v that stat- 
ute: but I think rather that this woord Coiynyr Is derived 
of the Irish. Speiaer, State of Ireland. 
The practice of coign and livery, so rightly condemned 
by the English when resorted to by tin: natives, was re- 
vived, but It hail the immediate effect of producing rebel- 
lion. W. 8. Gregg, Irish IIIt. for Kng. Readers, p. 39. 
[Also coyne, coynw, eic. ; v. cmyne*, wnymj, n.j 
To quarter one's self on another by force ; live 
:lg head-coverings worn during 
ages: (a) A cap resembling a modem night-cap, tied un- 
der the chin, and represented as worn by both sexes both 
In and out of doors, in the chase and other active occupa- 
tions, as early as the twelfth century. 
Within the Castle were six Ladies cloathed In Russet- 
Satin, laid all over with Leaves of Oold ; on their Heads 
Coifi and Caps of Oold. Baker, Chronicles (1510), p. 265. 
(6) A cap like the calotte or skull-cap, usually of Ic.wn, 
retained until the common introduction of the wig, espe- 
cially as the head-dress of barristers. 
They cared flor no coy/ei that men of court vsyn, 
But meved many maters that man neuer thoujte. 
Richard the RedeUn.M. 320. 
Sergeants at law . . . are called sergeants of the coif, 
from the lawn coif they wear on their heads under their 
caps when they are created. Jacob, Law Diet. (1729). 
(c) A skull-cap of leather or of stuff, apparently wadded, 
made of many thicknesses, or provided with a thickened 
rim or edge (see bourrelet), worn under the camail to pre- 
vent the links of the chain-mail from wounding the head 
when struck, or to prevent the heavy steel headpiece from 
pressing too heavily upon the head. 
2. Figuratively, the calling or rank of a barris- 
ter: as, a brother of the coif. Addison. 
The readers In the Inns of Court appear to have been 
grave professors of the law, often enjoying the dignity of 
the coif, and selected for their learning and legal acquire- 
ments. If. andQ., 7th ser., III. 83. 
Though they came not armed like soldiers to be ceased 
upon me, yet their purpose was to coynit upon me, and to 
eat me out of house and home. 
L. Bryikett, Civil Life, p. 167. 
. [ME. not found (but see i 
< OF'. coiUir, also cuillir, cuellir (> E. culfl), f. 
cueillir, gather, pluck, pick, cull, = Pr. coillir, 
cuelhir = Sp. eager = Pg. eolher = It. cogliere, < 
L. colligere, conligere, gather together, pp. col- 
lectus (> E. collect: see collect), < com-, toge- 
ther, 4- legere, gather: see legend.] I. trans. 
It. To pick; choose; select. 2t. To strain 
through a cloth. 3f. To gather into a narrow 
compass. Boyle. 4. To gather into rings one 
above another; twist or wind spirally: as, to 
/oil a rope ; a serpent coils itself to strike. 
Our conductor gather'd, as he stepp'd, 
A clue, which careful In his hand he coifd. 
Olovrr, Athenaid, xlx. 
6. To entangle as or as if by coiling about. 
And pleasure coil thee In her dangerous snare. 
T. Edwardi, Canons of Criticism, xxxiv. 
3. In armor: (a) A cap of chain-mail or of 
bezanted or scale armor, usually distinct from 
the camail, and worn over it as an additional 
defense, or to cover the top of the head when 
the camail reached only about to the ears. 
Also called coif of mail, cap of mail, mail coif, 
and coiffe-de-mailies. (b) The camail itself, (c) 
A skull-cap of steel, worn over the camail, or coil 1 (koil), n. [< coin, v.] 1. A ring or series 
perhaps in some cases worn under the camail, of rings or spirals into which a pliant body, as 
n. intruns. To form rings, spirals, or convo- 
lutions; wind. 
They caU'd and swam, and cv'ry track 
Was a flash of golden fire. 
Coleridge, Ancient Mariner, Iv. 
Down 'mid the tangled roots of things 
'I hat coil about the central tire. 
Lowell, The Miner. 
cun<;rK! = iu cutn-te = v. u. Dan. kohorte = Sw. ormaflcoif. Also called coif of plate, coiffe-de- a rope, is wound ; hence, such a form in a body 
kohort, < L. cohor(t-)s, a cohort, division of an fer, cerveliere, and secret. 4. A light cap of which is not pliant, as a steel car-spring, 
army, company, train, retinue of attendants, lace, worn by women at the present day. 
any multitude, prop, a multitude inclosed, 
being the same word as cohor(t-)s, often contr. 
cor(t-)s, a place inclosed, an inclosure, yard, 
pen, court, > ult. E. court, q. v.] 1. In Bom. 
antiq., an infantry division of the legion, insti- 
tuted as a regular body by Marius. though the 
name was used before his time with a less defi- 
nite signification. Its original strength was 300 men, 
but, the cohort becoming the tactical unit of the army, the nn if /v.,-:*\ ., t r/ ,< ,, 
effective number was raised almost immediately to 500, or CO1J (.KOII;, v. i. i\ toy, n. 
perhaps to 600, and remained practically the same until with or as With a COlf . 
the end of the empire. The name was also given to bodies 
of auxiliary troops of the same strength, not necessarily 
organized into legions, and distinguished either according 
to nationality or according to their arm, as cohortes fundi- 
torum, the slingers; cohortes soffittariorum, the bowmen, 
She was clad In a simple robe of linen, with a white fichu. 
and a coiffe or head-dress of lace. 
Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XLII. 288. 
Coif Of mall. Sameascotf, 3(o). Coif Of plate. Same 
as coif, 3 (c). To take or receive the coif, to be admit- 
ted to the bar. [Eng.] 
I am not sure as to the particular inn with which he 
[Densyll] was associated, but he received the coif in Mi- 
chaelmas Term, 1531. N. and Q., 7th ser., IV. 76. 
Ready to be called to the bar and cui/ed. 
Martinui Scriblerus. 
A coif of plate. 
twelve Pnetorian and Urban Cohort! in 
They kept . 
the cltie of Rome. Coryat, Crudities, I. 71. coiffette (kwo-fef 
Hence 2. A band or body of warriors in gen- coiffe : see coif.] 
its senses. 
/Vwnf'dA fpr'1 i 
. (. K WOI 5r ;, n. 
bee COtJ, o (C). 
coiffe-de-mailles (kwof'de-mal'), ... A coif of 
mail. See coif, 3 (). 
), n. 
Dimi 
eral. 
With him the cohort bright 
Of watchful cherubim. Milton, P. L., xl. 127. 
The Assyrian came down like a wolf on the fold, 
And his cohorts were gleaming in purple and gold. 
Byron, Destruction of Sennacherib. 
coiffure (koif'ur; F. pron. kwo-ftir'), w. [< F. 
coiffure, < coiffer, arrange the head-dress, < 
coiffe, head-dress: see coif.] A head-dress ; the 
manner of arranging or dressing the hair. 
Brantdme dwells with rapture on the elegance of her 
costume, the matchless taste in its arrangement, and the 
perfection of her coifure. Pretcott. 
3. In some systems of botanical and zoSlogical 
classification, a large group of no definitely 
fixed grade, in zoology it is usually intermediate be- coif-skullt The top of an armet or tilting- 
tween a family and an order ; in botany it is usually a i...i m .4. . *.{._ n i fi(>n which covered the skull 
grade next higher than an order, but inferior to a class. ?, eln 
Alliance has been used in the botanical sense. Compare hw6er. 
The wild grape-vines that twisted their coilt from tree 
to tree. Irving. 
Specifically 2. An electrical conductor, as a 
copper wire, when wound up in a spiral or other 
form : as, an induction-co7 ; a resistance-coi/. 
3. A group or nest of pipes, variously arranged, 
used as a radiator in a steam-heating apparatus. 
Branchial COIL See branchial. Flemish coll(n<iuf.), 
a coil of rope in which each turn Is laid down flat on the 
deck, forming a sort of mat. 
To cover or dress C0 ii2 (koil), n. [Prob. Celtic : < Gael, and Ir. 
goill, war, fight, Gael, goil, boiling, fume, bat- 
tle, rage, fury; coileid, stir, movement, noise; 
< Gael, goil, Ir. goil-aim, boil, rage.] Stir; dis- 
turbance; tumult; bustle; turmoil; trouble. 
I am not worth this coil that's made for me. 
Shalt., K. Jolin, it 1. 
Why make all this mil about a mere periodical essayist ? 
Whiffle, Ess. and Rev., I. 30. 
He shall not his brain encumber 
With the coil of rhythm and number. 
Emcrion, Merlin, 1. 
Here's a coil raised, a pother, and for what ? 
Brotrning, Ring and Book, II. 271. 
[In the following quotation the meaning Is uncertain ; It 
is explained as either ' turmoil, bustle, trouble ' (which Is 
the sense employed in all other cases where Shakspere has 
used the word), or ' that which entwines or wraps around,' 
that Is, the body. 
To sleep ! perchance to dream ; ay, there's the rub ; 
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come, 
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil. 
Must give us pause. Shot., Hamlet, 11L 1.) 
1[F. 'coiffette, dim. of 
minutive of coif in any of 
